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The House of Representatives approved on second reading the measure rationalizing the safety measures and penalties relative to the operation of motorcycles, amending for the purpose Republic Act (RA) 11235, otherwise known as the “Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act.” According to Iloilo City Representative Jam-Jam Baronda, House Bill (HB) 11113 seeks to address issues raised about […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 10800, or the proposed General Appropriations Bill (GAB) appropriating P6.352-trillion national expenditure for fiscal year 2025. The proposed measure was approved with 18 affirmative votes, and no negative vote. Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III abstained. The budget bill was approved on second and third […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the administration to provide conditional cash support for orphans, citing the state’s constitutional duty to act as a second parent to abandoned children. Cayetano made the call during the Senate plenary debate on the proposed budget for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year. “If we’re […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s and his delegation for a successful bilateral meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The UAE is a significant economic and geopolitical force in the region, and this visit holds great promise for boosting trade, investment, […]
Angeles City has a new queen – Allyson Hetland of Barangay Pandan, who took home the Mutya Ning Angeles 2024 crown and P2 million in cash and prizes from the city government and the Beautéderm Corporation.Part of the grand prize is P1.5 million in cash from the city government; P150,000 cash from Beautéderm, and P350,000 […]
The IKOT.PH Strategic Research Team reviewed and studied all the senatorial surveys conducted (by Pulse Asia) in the last four election cycles (2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022). Starting from the Pre-filing surveys (conducted about one year before election day) to the Pre-campaign surveys (conducted after the filing of the certificates of candidacy but before the […]
Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee has called on Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to resign due to failure to address key issues on the country’s healthcare system which he committed during the House budget deliberations. In his filed House Resolution No. 2090, Lee cited the commitments signed by Herbosa and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation […]
Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill to punish abusive lending and financing companies that force borrowers to settle their debts through harassment, shaming and similar practices. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2882, after noting RA 9474 (the Lending Company Regulation Act) and RA 7394 (Consumer Act) do not have enough protections against such unethical practices. […]
The Senate’s restoration of the P50 billion original proposed funding for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program is essentially fighting for the country’s sovereignty. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa made this remark as he lauded the Senate for standing firm that there is a need for the AFP to continue its modernization […]
Senate Minority Floor Leader Koko Pimentel III commended over 200 rice stakeholders from across the country who gathered for the 2024 National Rice Industry Stakeholders Conference. The conference, organized by the Department of Agriculture-National Rice Program (DA-NRP) and the DA-Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), took place from November 25-27, 2024. Pimentel stressed that […]