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With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections slated to push through as scheduled, Senator Bam Aquino urged voters to choose the right leaders who will lead and protect their communities. “Tuloy na tuloy na ang barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections,” Aquino said recently in a radio interview, despite the passage of a House measure […]
Senator Nancy Binay said the Senate will look into the prevalent use of “agents” working for licensed recruitment agencies on a commission basis, citing the case of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Demafelis, whose body was found in a freezer in her employer’s apartment in Kuwait. Recently, another domestic worker was sent home by her […]
Regardless of the outcome of efforts to amend the Constitution to pave the way for a shift from unitary to federal form of government, Senator Sonny Angara said that local government units (LGUs) should have enough power and funds to respond to the needs of their constituencies. Addressing participants to the recently concluded 2nd Annual […]
The universal health care (UHC) bills, bannered by the “Universal Health Care for All Filipinos Act,” or Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1458 filed by Senator JV Ejercito, will become a “People’s Bill.” This developed as Ejercito, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has assured to include in the consolidated version of the […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would create the coconut industry trust fund to finally allow farmers to directly benefit from coco levy funds collected by the government during the Marcos regime. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1233, or the proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Act, was approved with nineteen […]
Senator Loren Legarda stressed the importance of the Budget Reform Bill especially in improving government spending and delivery of services to the people. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the second hearing on Senate Bill No. 1450, the proposed Budget Reform Act, which she authored. “This will institutionalize budgetary […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the government to ensure that poor students will benefit from the subsidy that will cover not only tuition but also other school expenses as mandated by the Free College law. Angara has lauded the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Board for finally coming up with […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the waiving of testing fees for the country’s state universities and colleges, lauding the development as a “step to making tertiary education more accessible to all.” “This should be a relief for parents who just want to have more options, more opportunities for their children. I hope that private […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has commended the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the rescue of over 300 smuggled live animals and the arrest of four suspects in what has been dubbed as one of the country’s largest wildlife busts. The successful operation was carried out […]
Senator Joel Villanueva emphasized the need for the immediate passage of a measure aimed at improving the Philhealth benefits and providing coverage to all Filipinos. Senate Bill No. 60 or the Enhanced Universal Healthcare Act of 2016 filed by Villanueva together with Senators Ralph Recto and Win Gatchalian proposes to expand the benefit packages being […]