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The priority bills filed by Senator Win Gatchalian for the 18th Congress reflect his legislative agenda: lower the cost of electricity in the country and improve the quality of education. “We wanted to have a well-rounded legislative agenda in this Congress that focuses on our advocacies: increase the spending power of our consumers by lowering […]
“Walang dapat maging squatter sa sariling bayan” (There should be no squatters in their own country). In an effort to curb homelessness and improve the delivery of housing services to poor Filipinos, Senator Bong Go has filed a bill that aims to provide continuous funding support for a large scale pro-poor housing program in the […]
Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda is urging all Antiqueños to have “malasakit” (concern) as the mantra for their province. Legarda recently took her oath of office, together with other political leaders of the province, at the Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park in San Jose de Buenavista. “Malasakit or pag-ulikid in the Antique dialect is […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III said the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is open to the term-sharing of the speakership post at the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress. Pimentel, president of the ruling party, noted however that the term-sharing arrangement would only be amenable if Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will hold […]
Funds allocated for Republic Act 11223 or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act must be checked to make sure that these are being spent properly before its full implementation, said Senator Sonny Angara, who also noted with dismay the various scams hounding the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). As one of the authors of the […]
Senator Bong Go filed his first 10 pet bills aimed at achieving “genuine positive change” felt by all Filipinos for the first regular session of the 18th Congress. Topping Go’s priority legislation is a bill that seeks to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers in more provinces and strategic urban centers in the country to […]
Senator Sonny Angara is urging newly-appointed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gringo Honasan to fast-track the setting up of free internet access in the country’s state universities and colleges (SUC), a program which has been plagued by delays. Out of the country’s 112 SUCs, only 17 have been installed free Wi-Fi hotspots […]
Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need to constantly innovate their products and services if they want to survive the global disruptions caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Senator Win Gatchalian has warned. Speaking at the recent 27th Metro Manila Business Conference, Gatchalian urged MSMEs to foster a culture of innovation in order to […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a bill that aims to provide for additional allowances for faculty members of state universities and colleges (SUC), as he sought to improve the living conditions of teachers in higher education institutions. The bill providing additional benefits for teaching personnel in SUCs and state-run technical and vocational institutions is one […]
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 […]