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GO TO SURIGAONONS: I WILL NOT FAIL YOU

The day after his oath taking with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang, newly-elected Senator Bong Go spent time to visit the 344 families who have been displaced by fire in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. It was reported that one person died due to cardiac arrest, while six were hurt when a big part of […]

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MY BILLS WILL BE ALAGANG ANGARA LAWS – ANGARA

Senators have started filing their bills providing President Rodrigo Duterte “with a deep pool of measures he can support and ask Congress to immediately pass when he delivers the State of the Nation Address,” reelected Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara urged Malacañang to choose what Senate proposals to officially back “so we can start the […]

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HEARING ON IRR OF MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY ACT POSSIBLE – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said oversight over the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) can be conducted to ensure the IRR conforms with the spirit of the law. “The NTC Memorandum Circular provides for too many grounds for an application for mobile number porting to […]

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REP. NOGRALES: TIME FOR MONTALBAN TO RECLAIM ORIGINAL NAME

Bring back Montalban. This, according to Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles, is the prevailing sentiment of residents of Rodriguez, Rizal who want to restore the original name of the first class municipality still popularly known in the country as Montalban. The first-term legislator revealed on Wednesday that during his tenure as Assistant Provincial Administrator […]

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ISABELA REP. DY FILES BILL MOVING BARANGAY POLLS TO MAY 2023

Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy on Tuesday vowed to spend his first year in office pushing for the passage of a measure rescheduling the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls from May 2020 to May 2023, stressing the need for barangay executives to serve full five-year terms to better serve their constituents and to […]

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DIVERSIFY BIOETHANOL FEEDSTOCK SOURCES – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the diversification of bioethanol feedstock sources and improved production processes to help bring down barriers preventing the takeoff of biofuels in the country. In his speech during the recent Global Bioenergy Partnership event, Gatchalian recognized the importance of Republic Act No. 9367 or the Biofuels Act of 2006 in […]

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SENATORS CAN FILE BILLS, RESOLUTIONS EVEN BEFORE JULY 22 SESSION – SENATE SECRETARY

While Congress will not bang the gavel until it convenes on July 22, the filing of pet bills for the First Regular Session of the 18th Congress has started Monday, July 1. In the past, staff members of senators start to line up on the eve of the first day of filing of bills and […]

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GO DESERVES SENATE SEAT – DUTERTE

Senator-elect Bong Go deserves his seat in the Senate, President Rodrigo Duterte said. Duterte said this after administering the oath of office to his long-time aide in Malacañang. “You deserve it, this is your destiny,” the President said “Service to the people is service to God.” Duterte also reminded Go of his “sacred duty” to […]

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GATCHALIAN: STUDY TRANSFER OF FLIGHTS TO SANGLEY AIRPORT

Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to study carefully the transfer of commercial flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Sangley airport in Cavite. Gatchalian said he shares the reservations aired by Philippine Airlines and AirAsia in transferring their commercial flights to Sangley without a detailed study on the […]

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I WILL PUSH FOR THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE BARANGAY ELECTION – GO

Straight from Bangkok, Thailand where supported President Rodrigo Duterte in the opening of the 34th ASEAN Summit, Senator-elect Bong Go rushed to aid the 50 families affected by a fire in Quezon City. A total of 120 residents whose houses were razed by fire that struck Barangay San Roque on June 19 were forced to […]