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FREE COLLEGE OFFERS ALLOWANCES FOR POOR STUDENTS, TOO – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara has called on the government to ensure that poor students will benefit from the subsidy that will cover not only tuition but also other school expenses as mandated by the Free College law. Angara has lauded the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Board for finally coming up with […]

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LOWER COSTLY COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FEES – PIMENTEL

Senate President Koko Pimentel III on urged college and university administrators to consider lowering their entrance examination fees, saying parents of college-eligible students had approached him and complained about the “prohibitive” rates currently being charged by the major universities in the country. “It is understandable for these kids to want to have options when it […]

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ASSESS CYBER SECURITY POLICY VIS-A-VIS NATIONAL ID SYSTEM – PIMENTEL

Senate President Koko Pimentel III stressed the need for a “tight, effective and comprehensive cyber security policy” amid the upper house’s passage on second reading of the bill seeking to establish a national ID system. “It’s crucial for the effective implementation of a national ID system that we formulate a comprehensive cyber security policy that’s […]

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PNP MAY TRAIN UNDER ELITE FORCES OF SCOTLAND YARD OR FBI – PIMENTEL

Senate President Koko Pimentel III has called on friendly nations to offer training courses to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help improve the competence of the national police force, specifically their crime-solving skills. Pimentel in particular is interested in securing assistance from “friendly” countries with highly-regarded police forces, such as the United States, Japan, […]

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REMOVE BARRIERS, PROMOTE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY – GATCHALIAN

Encouraged by the country’s record-setting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2017, Senator Win Gatchalian stressed anew the need to remove legal restrictions that continue to hamper foreign investors seeking to pump money into the Philippine retail trade industry. “While the record-setting FDI numbers from 2017 are impressive, they pale in comparison to what we […]

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GENERAL TRIAS CITY TO HAVE OWN OWN LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – ANGARA

The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill which sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, said House Bill No. 5367 sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province which, in effect, would make General Trias City its […]

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SENATE APPROVAL OF FIRST 1,000 DAYS BILL IS GOOD NEWS FOR WOMEN – HONTIVEROS

As the country celebrates the National Women’s Month, the Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill aimed at expanding the country’s nutrition and health programs for mothers and children during the child’s first 1000 days of life. Senate Bill No. 1537, or the “Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act,” was sponsored by Senator […]

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TELCOS MUST BE TRANSPARENT IN CHARGING PREPAID MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS – AQUINO

Senator Bam Aquino emphasized that transparency on the part of telecommunications companies is the first step to solving consumer complaints about the disappearance of prepaid mobile loads or “nakaw load”. During the hearing of the Committee on Science and Technology on the issue, Aquino said that the immediate solution is for telcos to issue notifications […]

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ADDRESS BED OCCUPANCY MISMATCH IN ALL STATE HOSPITALS – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill that will give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services. Under the present set-up, the department can only increase the bed capacity of DOH hospitals […]

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FIRST 1,000 DAYS BILL NEARS SENATE PASSAGE – ANGARA

The Senate is set to approve on third and final reading a bill that seeks to improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant women and of children from 0 to 2 years old to ensure growth and development of young children. Senate Bill 1537 or the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act, also known as […]