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Senate Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday urged members of the Oversight Committee for the Entry of a New Major Player in the Public Telecommunications Market to “hammer out their differences” and finalize the terms of reference (TOR) for the entry of a third telco provider before the President’s State […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the passage of a bill that seeks to create a nationwide education and awareness program on illegal drugs. Angara made the call after the plan of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct mandatory drug testing for grade schoolers was opposed by the Department of Education (DepEd). The […]
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) may have gone overboard with its plan to impose mandatory annual surprise drug screening tests on teachers and school children starting from the fourth grade of mostly 10-year olds, said Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo. “While I fully support President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature anti-narcotics campaign which has been a […]
With the Duterte administration launching a campaign against street idlers or tambays as a crime prevention measure, Senator Dick Gordon has called for the creation of more jobs, so that idle citizens would have less time to spend loitering on the streets, especially at night. “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. Kung walang ginagawa at […]
The Senate committee on public services will hold another hearing in Mindanao to check whether the targeted subsidies are being given to the poor under the tax reform law. Senator Grace Poe said the hearing will be conducted in Cagayan de Oro City before the opening of the session. “Itong darating na Hulyo, bago siguro […]
There is cash in trash. For the past decades, this has been true among collectors of all ages who sweat under the sun or get soaked in rains atop a mound of garbage, where they hope to find value among the trash the populace has already discarded as worthless. This is not only visible in […]
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) should do its mandate of mitigating the regular ordeal of Metro Manila residents from floods by speeding up the bidding for the projects intended to reduce flooding. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, Chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, who has been going around […]
Senator Dick Gordon commended as a step in the right direction the announcement of the Department of National Defense (DND) that the Philippines will acquire submarines earlier than expected, as part of its military capability upgrade amid growing security challenges in the region. “We are one of four countries in Asia that do not have […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is looking to craft comprehensive legislation to develop the local natural gas industry as the country braces for the impending end of the Malampaya Gas-to-Power Project. The Malampaya project supplies fuel to five natural gas plants with a total installed capacity of 3,211 MW. This amounts to 21.33% of the installed capacity […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called for a committee hearing to hear the updates on the rehabilitation being conducted in Boracay Island two months after the island’s closure. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the committee supplemented rehabilitation efforts in the island by taking a closer look at the factors that significantly […]