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Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the replacement of quantitative restrictions (QRs) on rice imports with a 35% tariff that is expected to make the country’s foremost staple food more affordable for all. “The country’s protectionist policy on rice has become unsustainable. Rice consumers are spending more on rice products while domestic rice farmers remain poor, […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the results of the survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which showed that the unemployment rate of the country has improved from 5.7% in April 2017 to 5.5% in April 2018. “We welcome the improved outlook for employment in the country with the decline of unemployment rate from 5.7% […]
Easing up restrictions on foreign investments in some sectors will attract more investors and generate much needed jobs for Filipinos, Senator Grace Poe said. Poe said it is high time to pass the proposed amendments to the 81-year-old Public Services Act to allow foreign entities to come in and invest, which would result in increased […]
Senator Cynthia Villar filed a resolution directing the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the waste water treatment and sewerage system in Metro Manila, which was identified as a main factor in the continued deterioration of the quality of water in Manila Bay. “We still have a long way to go in reviving Manila Bay […]
To show recognition for the valuable contribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Senator Sonny Angara has urged the government to strengthen its programs and services for OFW families here in the country. “Habang malayo ang ating mga OFW sa kanilang pamilya, tungkulin ng gobyerno na alagaan ang mga anak, asawa, magulang, at kapatid na naiwan […]
While strongly condemning the killing of an assistant special prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman last Monday, Senator Dick Gordon urged President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately sign into law, once transmitted, the enrolled bill establishing a retirement benefit system in the Office of the Ombudsman and augmenting its employee benefits. Gordon said that while […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III asked Filipinos to consider reducing their use of plastic as the world observes World Oceans Day on Friday, June 8. A 2015 Ocean Conservancy report said that more than half of the 8 million metric tons of plastic waste dumped into the oceans every year comes from countries: China, Indonesia, the […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III recently joined the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in its flag-raising ceremony at its headquarters in Manila. In his message, NBI Director Dante Gierran referred to Pimentel as “the father of the modernized NBI” for his role in passing Republic Act No. 10867, or the NBI Modernization and Reorganization Act, during […]
Retired and soon-to-retire government employees can now look forward to more productive years beyond government service. This developed after the House of Representatives, voting 237-0 without abstention, approved on third and final reading House Bill 7445, which seeks to develop entrepreneurship skills of government employees to prepare them for better economic opportunities after working with […]
Senator Sonny Angara urged the government to target its educational assistance to the four million out-of-school children and youth in the country. “While it’s back to school for 28 million students, there are still some 3.8 million out-of-school children and youth out there who need government’s assistance so they can have access to quality education. […]