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Senator Loren Legarda sees the continued strengthening of the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Germany with the reopening of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Frankfurt. Legarda was recently the guest of honor at the inauguration of the reopened PCG in Frankfurt. The event coincided with the Consulate’s celebration of the 121st anniversary of […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading three measures which seek to establish fisheries research centers in the country to address the declining fish population and high poverty incidence among the more than 1.5 million coastal fisherfolks in the country. Unanimously approved were House Bill 7491, which seeks to establish a provincial fisheries […]
The House of Representatives has ratified Conference Committee Report which harmonizes the provisions of House Bill 8784 and Senate Bill 1299, and provides that service charges collected by hotels, restaurants and other similar establishments shall be distributed in full to all covered employees. House Bill 9784 is principally authored by Reps. Dennis Laogan (Party-list, ANG […]
The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference report reconciling the disagreeing provisions of House Bill 8869 and Senate Bill 1950, which both seek to reduce electricity rates by allocating the net national government share from the Malampaya Natural Gas Project for the payment of the stranded contract costs and stranded debts of the […]
As the world celebrated World Blood Donors’ Day, Senator Dick Gordon appealed to hospitals nationwide to provide patients with the needed blood first before requiring them to bring in donors to replace the blood units to be used. Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said that requiring patients, particularly those in critical conditions, to […]
Senator-elect Bong Go has made it clear that he will not violate the law just to do his friends favors. “Ako naman ay tutulong naman po sa mga kaibigan lalo’t gusto mag-negosyo ng legal at maayos. Pero hindi ko po babaluktutin ang batas para tulungan po, kahit na magkaibigan tayo. Kahit nakatulong ka sa akin […]
In the wake of the multi-million peso “ghost dialysis” scam that rocked the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) Senator Dick Gordon said he is looking into the possibility of amending laws to prevent similar health scams from being perpetrated in the future. Gordon expressed apprehension that the Universal Health Care which will be funded from […]
Senator-elect Bong Go rushed to visit and provide assistance to the individuals and families affected by the fire in Bacolod City as his own way to celebrate Father’s Day. As Go visited those affected by the fire, he promised to treat the children together with their fathers to a small celebration for Father’s Day. “Binabati […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the committee on environment and natural resources, has expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation of Boracay Island. Villar recently administered the oath of re-elected Iloilo City councilors Ed Peñaredondo, Candice Tupas, Lyndon Acap, and Mandrie Malabor; re-elected Iloilo Vice Governor Christine Garin; and several elected members of Iloilo province’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan […]
Outgoing chairman of the Metro Manila Development Committee at the House of Representatives Winnie Castelo has recommended that the chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) should have a fixed term of office. “The MMDA is no longer a coordinating body of the 17 cities and towns, as originally conceived and planned by authors of the law […]