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Senator Win Gatchalian said the approval of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for next year ensures significant progress in the government’s rural electrification program. “We hope that the budget allocation for the National Electrification Administration for 2025 would help push the rural electrification program to its completion in the next couple of years,” Gatchalian said […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano underscored the potential of nuclear energy in addressing key national challenges, including healthcare, agriculture, energy production, and climate change mitigation. In his sponsorship speech for the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act (Senate Bill No. 2899), Cayetano emphasized the wide-ranging benefits of nuclear technology when used responsibly. “Across the globe, nuclear […]
As Filipino seafarers returned home for the Christmas holidays, Senator Win Gatchalian highlighted the importance of the Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers in providing enhanced protection and ensuring a safer, more secure working environment for these maritime workers. “It is undeniable that Filipino seafarers play a crucial role in our country’s economic growth. They are […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is advocating for a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers amid an increasing trend of online selling of such products and other pyrotechnic devices. “Given customers’ increasing propensity for online purchases, we need to put in place legislation that would prohibit the sale and distribution of firecrackers before this […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has committed to push anew for a law which removes political influence in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Should he be reelected in the 2025 midterm polls, Dela Rosa said he would pursue again the amendment to the Local Government Code that allows local chief executives to choose the chief […]
In response to mounting concerns over the abuse of barangay-issued residence certificates in voter registration, Senator Nancy Binay has underscored the urgent need for legislative action to tighten residency verification using advanced biometric technologies. According to Binay, with political will and technology, the Commission on Election will have an expanded capability to curb flying voters […]
Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano are working together to establish the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP), an agency that will focus on virology research and vaccine development. The sibling senators pushed for this legislative initiative through Senate Bill No. 2893 under Committee Report No. 196, which aims to create the VIP in response […]
Family and friends of the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr. observed his 20th death anniversary on December 14 with a Holy Mass in Manila and the launch of an ecopark in his hometown in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Senator Grace Poe and son Brian Poe Llamanzares, chairman of FPJ Panday Bayanihan, joined the Mass […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his advocacy for strengthening the fiscal autonomy of the Judicial Branch in a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights held recently. Go emphasized its importance in upholding judicial independence and ensuring the efficient delivery of justice. As one of the authors of the proposed measures, the […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said that the passage on third and final reading by the Senate of the proposed Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act sends a strong message to the international community that the Philippines is “one with its pursuit towards a world free of chemical weapons”. Senate Bill No. 2871, which was co-authored by […]