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The chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture is eyeing to file a resolution seeking an oversight review of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers to address the issues on their salaries and working conditions. Senator Win Gatchalian said only 40 percent of the 27 provisions of the Magna Carta […]
For the first time in the history of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, retired and active generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) testified against one of their fellow officials. Senator Dick Gordon pointed this out when he sponsored the committee report on the investigation into the so-called “ninja cops,” in connection with a raid […]
Stressing his commitment to safeguarding migrant workers from human trafficking, Senator Bong Go met with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait who were victimized by a Filipino illegal recruiter and told them that their case has been served justice. In 2018, Filipino masseurs in Kuwait were rescued after reaching out to radio host Raffy Tulfo […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education to heighten precautionary measures and prevent students from consuming pork products that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, has called for DepEd’s vigilance following reports that processed pork from China tested positive for ASF. […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa said the decision of Vice President Leni Robredo to accept the offer of President Duterte to be part of the government’s war on drugs is a welcome development as he expressed optimism that it will bolster the success of such efforts to rid the country of illegal drugs. In a press […]
Various groups representing the senior citizen sector expressed their support for Senator Bong Revilla’s proposed amendment of Republic Act 10868, “An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Filipino Centenarians,” or the “Centenarians Act of 2016.” During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development joint with […]
“Do a Pacman and knock out illegal sports gambling and game-fixing!” This was the appeal of Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other concerned authorities, after Senator Manny Pacquiao suspended a team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after evidence showed that its personnel and players were […]
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chaired by Representative Roman Romulo (Lone District, Pasig City) approved the “Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) Act of 2019,” which seeks to institutionalize the inclusion of GMRC as a separate subject in Kinder to Grade 3 levels. The unnumbered substitute bill consolidates House Bill No. (HB) […]
Senator Bong Revilla has filed a resolution (P. No. 195) calling for stricter implementation of the provisions of Republic Act No. 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, to ensure protection of public health and market access of locally-produced foods and food products is facilitated. Revilla believes that a strict implementation of the Food […]
Senator Dick Gordon strongly condemned the recent killings by riding-in-tandem assassins of a labor officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Manila, a judge in Ilocos Sur and a police officer in Quezon City. “The police must finally look at these killings; these motorcycle-riding in tandem cowards are killing with impunity. They […]