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Senator Win Gatchalian on Thursday announced plans to fast-track the passage of legislation pending before the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs which seeks to create a government body tasked to oversee the defense and development of the Benham Rise. “Suspicious activities on the part of Chinese authorities concerning the Benham Rise have underscored the urgent […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III today said the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP LABAN) is pushing for a uniquely Filipino, semi-presidential executive-legislative set-up under the proposed federal system of government. “We seek to benefit from the advantages of the parliamentary system while respecting the Filipinos’ preference for a strong president at the […]
Sen. Grace Poe said she is poised to recommend remedial legislation that will create a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that will conduct independent investigations on transport-related accidents on land, air, maritime and rail. Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services that opened an inquiry into the deadly bus tragedy in Tanay, Rizal […]
Senator Sonny Angara lauded the Senate’s passage of the bill that grants free college tuition fee for all students enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country. “Edukasyon para sa lahat–wala namang tututol dito dahil isa ito sa pinakamahalagang maiaalay natin sa bayan. Isa itong pamana na walang katumbas na halaga. Kaya lubos […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel on Tuesday called the Senate’s ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change “a significant step forward in our country’s efforts to address climate change and bequeath a livable world to our children and their children.” Voting 22-0, the Senate voted to ratify the Paris Agreement after President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Tuesday that mining firms behind the destabilization campaign against President Rodrigo Duterte were “getting desperate” and should instead refocus their energies and resources on complying with the environmental laws governing their industry. According to Pimentel, “the President has once again shown that he will not hesitate to […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has enjoined the country’s municipal and city councilors to support the national movement for a federal state, saying that it would take time before the change in the form of government would be realized. But while the proposal is fast gaining ground with support from various groups, led by […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is championing a landmark measure before the Senate that seeks to invest PHP 1 billion in the establishment of a long term national strategy to usher in a golden age of Philippine economic development and progress, with innovation as its driving force. “On the whole, what this legislation intends to achieve is […]
The Senate approved today on third and final reading a landmark bill that would help accelerate universal access to tertiary education by providing tuition subsidies and financial assistance to students in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and private higher learning and vocational institutions. Senate Bill No. 1304 or the “Free Higher Education for All Act” […]
MANILA – Senators on Wednesday night finished examining Sen. Francis Pangilinan’s coco levy trust fund bill, moving the measure closer to becoming a law with the end of the period of interpellation. “Umaasa tayo na ma-ipapasa natin ang Coco Levy Trust Fund measure sa third and final reading bago matapos ang first regular session […]