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The House committee on higher and technical education approved the creation of a technical working group (TWG), which will fine-tune House Bill 181, instituting free college education for indigent students. The proposed “Free College Education for Indigent Students Act” declares that it is the constitutional policy of the State that indigent students should be given […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to take immediate action based on the findings and recommendations of the independent auditor, as to whether the controversial Dalian trains are suitable for use on the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) rail line. “Two years have passed since the Dalian trains arrived, and yet their […]
Senator Joel Villanueva vowed to come up with a genuine anti-discrimination law which will protect not just the civil rights and legal privileges of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) but also the people’s rights to exercise their religious freedom. “We just want to make sure that the bill does not cause harm to our […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III on declared his support for the plan of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to temporarily close Boracay Island to tourists. Año and Teo, together with Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu were ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte to rehabilitate Boracay within six months. It is only logical to […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill which sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, said House Bill No. 5367 sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province which, in effect, would make General Trias City its […]
Senator JV Ejercito has called on the government to relentlessly implement the anti-agricultural smuggling law to ensure the livelihood of Filipino farmers. “Agricultural smuggling is ‘killing’ our farmers. Sa tuwing pumapasok sa ating bansa ang smuggled na bigas, sibuyas, bawang, at iba pang produktong agrikultural, mababa ang presyong sa palengke kasi wala binayarang buwis o […]
Noting the need to produce local railway engineers, planners, and experts, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to partner with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in institutionalizing courses aimed at creating a competent workforce to manage the country’s mass rail transit systems. “One of the problems confronting our rail sector over […]
As the country celebrates the National Women’s Month, the Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill aimed at expanding the country’s nutrition and health programs for mothers and children during the child’s first 1000 days of life. Senate Bill No. 1537, or the “Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act,” was sponsored by Senator […]
Senator Bam Aquino emphasized that transparency on the part of telecommunications companies is the first step to solving consumer complaints about the disappearance of prepaid mobile loads or “nakaw load”. During the hearing of the Committee on Science and Technology on the issue, Aquino said that the immediate solution is for telcos to issue notifications […]
“We cannot just sit back, relax, and watch government buildings burn.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, during the fire today at the University of the Philippines (UP) Shopping Center. By virtue of Presidential Proclamation 115-A, the month of March was declared as […]