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Senator Sonny Angara called for a more supportive and inclusive society for persons with disabilities (PWDs) by treating them with respect, dignity and compassion. “It is time that we finally remove the stigma, prejudice and discrimination towards people with disabilities. Instead, we should treat them with the same love, concern and compassion that we want […]
Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were rescued from an alleged prostitution den in Malaysia. The three women, identified only as Mary Rose, Julie Ann and Ailene were repatriated from Malaysia aboard Air Asia Flight YM 5428. They were reunited with their families at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Thursday. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged Congress to prioritize the passage of three bills that would allow the entry of more players into the Philippine telecommunications sector. Gatchalian issued the call in response to comments made by President Rodrigo Duterte during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) that called for the entry of a third […]
The House of Representatives’ (HOR) deliberations on the proposed 2019 national budget will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, July 31, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said on Sunday as he stressed that the new House leadership recognized the importance of the immediate passage of the General Appropriations Act (GAA). “The lifeblood […]
Senator Sonny Angara has recommended for plenary approval a measure institutionalizing the Seal of Good Local Governance, an incentive program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that recognizes and rewards local government units (LGUs) for excellence in service and high standards of governance. In his sponsorship speech of Senate Bill 1656, […]
Green warriors led by environment advocate Senator Cynthia Villar have bonded together for a tree planting activity at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park in celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, was guest of honor at the event, which was organized by the United Nations […]
Amid the mass evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents from flooded low-lying areas in Luzon, Senator Koko Pimentel III is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint a new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Pimentel said the government’s flagship poverty-alleviation program, which has a budget of P89 billion for 2018, “needs a […]
Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Harry Roque urged the Senate to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to pass its version of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill, a measure the Palace spokesman stressed was already passed in September last year by the House of Representatives (HOR). In a radio interview, Roque––who authored the UHC Bill and was […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Davao City Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles expressed confidence that the deliberations for the 2019 national budget would continue smoothly despite the ongoing transition in the House leadership. According to Nograles, the transition team formed by newly-installed House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is working hard to ensure the smooth transfer of leadership […]
A day after the ouster of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the House of Representatives on Tuesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). This was the first item completed on the agenda of newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “As I intend to carry out the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte, […]