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Banking on his proven track record and a promise to carry on his father’s legacy, Senator Sonny Angara filed his certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to seek another mandate in the 2019 midterm polls. “Ang aking track record ay pruweba ng ating malasakit, pagsisikap at paglilingkod para sa pamilyang Pilipino. Subok […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections main office in Manila for reelection as senator. Villar was accompanied by husband former Senate President Manny Villar and daughter, Camille, and son Paolo. The seasoned legislator is seeking her second term as senator under the banner of the Nacionalista […]
Senator Sonny Angara commended Filipino athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 2018 Asia Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, saying they, too, deserve cash awards under the law for bringing pride and honor to the country. “We would like to congratulate and commend our athletes with disabilities as well as their coaches and trainers […]
Senator Cynthia Villar believes urban vegetable gardening is the right community response to the high cost of commodities, especially food products, to ensure food-sufficiency among families. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said families should learn to practice urban gardening so they can produce their own greens and […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has called for more discussions and greater cooperation among countries towards securing biodiversity and protection and conservation of the environment as she stressed the correlation between climate change and the global goal of food security. In a speech before participants attending a series of dialogues on biological diversity in the country, Villar […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to make sure all 300,000 slots for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) under the Free Higher Education Law (Republic Act 10931) are filled up before closing applications. “Sana po ay siguruhin ng CHED na mapuno muna nila lahat ng 300,000 slots para sa TES […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill establishing a program for the early detection of visual problems among kindergarten pupils and a funding facility for a continuing research for eye diseases and treatments. Senate Bill No. 1706, or the “National Vision Screening Act,” primarily institutionalizes a nationwide eye screening program for […]
Recognizing the role of military reservists in disaster response and nation-building, Senator Win Gatchalian has vowed to fight for an increase in the budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Force (AFPRF). Gatchalian commented during the Senate hearing on the budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) that the full potential of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has hailed the Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed law which will allow employees in the private sector to telecommute or to work from home. The bicam report emphasizes that telecommuting – a work arrangement that allows an employee in the private sector to work from an […]
The proposed legislation expanding the coverage of the 20 percent transport fare discount for students has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. With the backing of all of his colleagues who even stood as co-authors, the principal proponent, Sen. Sonny Angara, expressed hope that the House counterpart measure of Senate Bill […]