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Senator Dick Gordon sees the need to arm barangay officials in areas with high crime rates, rebellion or insurrection to help them protect themselves and their community. Gordon explained that there is no need to arm every one of the close to 42,000 barangay chairmen and 293,636 kagawads (councilors) in the country; only those in […]
Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III urged the newly-elected officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to lead local campaigns to encourage unregistered youth who are eligible to vote to register for the May 13, 2019 national and local elections, stressing that SK officials are in a position to encourage their […]
With voter registration for the May 2019 national and local elections resuming last Monday, July 2, a party-list solon representing indigenous peoples urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to step up its efforts to ensure that more IP members are registered. “There are only an estimated 100,000 registered IP voters nationwide.” “I hope that the […]
Aside from infrastructure development, Senator Sonny Angara said the government should also invest heavily in the agriculture sector if it wants economic growth to be more inclusive or be felt by a larger population. Speaking at the 2018 National Conference and Agri-Fishery Research and Development Festival held in Sorsogon City, Angara said the country needs […]
The House Committee on Metro Manila Development directed the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) to ensure a clean, safe and potable water supply for Metro Manila residents, particularly those living near the lake. In a hearing presided by its chairman Quezon City […]
Senator Dick Gordon has assured that recommendations from the Senate’s investigations on various issues were based on pieces of evidence that the committees have painstakingly gathered during their probes. “Charges have been filed against various officials found, during the said investigations, to have committed offenses.” Gordon, who chairs the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee, said that […]
Senator Sonny Angara said that local government units (LGUs) should have enough power and funds to combat crimes and illegal drugs in order to ensure public safety and order. President Rodrigo Duterte has recently ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to make an audit of the performance of LGUs in fighting […]
The newly signed law that institutionalizes the Balik Scientist program will encourage Filipino technology experts to return to the Philippines to aid in the country’s development, Senator Grace Poe said. Poe, one of the authors of the new law, said it is expected that the goal of strengthening research and development in various fields will […]
Following the death of an arrested “tambay” inside a jail facility in Quezon City, Senator Dick Gordon called on local government units (LGUs) to devote resources for ensuring the humane treatment of prisoners. Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, pointed out that resources should be allocated for the improvement of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to change its ‘anti-tambay’ operation into an ‘anti-pasaway’ campaign to address concerns that it would target innocent bystanders on the streets who were not violating the law. “Dapat nga lang malinaw natin kung ano ang intention ng mga pulis sa operasyon na ito. Kaya nga ho […]