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Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution that seeks to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the potential impact of suspending the fuel excise tax as a measure to mitigate inflation. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said he filed Senate Resolution No. 917 after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his […]
Senator Cynthia Villar is urging cacao farmers to venture into agri-entrepreneurship, agri-tourism, and agri-related training by establishing their own farm school or learning center specializing in cacao. Speaking during the Kakao Konek 2018 held in Davao City recently, the seasoned legislator pointed out that increasing production and farm productivity alone cannot move the farmers out […]
Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairperson Sen. Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday welcomed the filing of a disqualification case against him by notorious lawyer Ferdinand Topacio at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), saying that this development “will pave the way for this issue to be settled, so we can focus on the issues that […]
Bong Go may be out of the official Malacañang team but he remains SAP – “Special Assistant to the People”. Go said this was the moniker he gave himself after he was deemed resigned as Special Assistant to the President (SAP) following his filing of a certificate of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the full implementation of the Integrated History Law that mandates the teaching of indigenous peoples (IPs) history in both basic and higher education in the country. “By including this subject in our education system, we effectively instill further understanding of IP history, culture and identity in the minds of […]
Public service is a calling that not everyone can competently and ably deliver, Senator Cynthia Villar said as she rallied career executives and rank-and-file employees to put more heart and integrity in their service to the government. “Public service is a difficult career. You put long hours and great effort in delivering services to the […]
Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Chairperson Koko Pimentel III said on Sunday that he was planning to convene insurance stakeholders to discuss and propose measures that would give added protection to Filipino farmers, particularly from the damaging effects of typhoons and natural calamities. The move was meant to enhance the food security situation […]
The Telecommuting Act of 2017 or more commonly known as “work-from-home” bill authored and sponsored by Senator Joel Villanueva is only one step closer to becoming a law as it awaits the President’s signature following its bicam report ratification this month. The bill encourages employers to allow telecommuting or the partial or total substitution of […]
Bagumbayan Volunteers for a New Philippines Party, the political party founded by Senator Dick Gordon, entered the race for the 2019 midterm elections by fielding candidates who share the party’s vision for a new Philippines. Gordon, Bagumbayan-VNP Party chairman and president, said the party has a defined platform of governance, anchored on what the country’s […]
Citing the numerous nuisance candidates who filed certificates of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Senate to hasten the passage of a bill which seeks to institutionalize the definition of nuisance candidates and hold them liable for election offenses. Gatchalian, who filed Senate Bill 911, which seeks […]