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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conferred the Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod (Degree of Datu) Special Award on Senator Bong Go in a recent ceremony marking its 28th Founding Anniversary and 118th Years of Fire Service held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. The Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod (Degree of Datu) Special […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa is seeking to provide security of tenure for all government casual and contractual employees. In his Senate Bill No. 235 titled “An Act Providing for Security of Tenure for All Casual and Contractual Employee of the Government Who Have Rendered the Prescribed Years of Service in the National Government and the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on Senate to probe the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the countey and be updated on the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the country’s intended commitment to reduce GHG emissions by at least 70 percent by 2030 as pursuant to the Paris Agreement. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee […]
With the enactment of the Republic Act 11350, creating the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), senior citizens will now have a national government agency dedicated to their needs and concerns. As one of the authors of the law, Senator Sonny Angara said the creation of the NCSC sends a strong signal to the senior […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has encouraged entrepreneurs across Zamboanga Peninsula to cash in on the huge global market demand for halal products or products that meet Islamic dietary laws. Villar said they have to get “serious” in making halal products, as she asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to assist them in promoting halal […]
To strengthen the government’s campaign against illegal drugs, Senator Bong Go filed during the start of the 18th Congress a legislative measure that seeks to establish a drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center in every province nationwide. “Nais natin na magkaroon ng mga drug rehabilitation centers ang bawat probinsya sa buong bansa. Ang mga centers […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to include the Department of Education’s Last Mile Schools program in the administration’s Build, Build, Build infrastructure program. According to DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, the Last Mile Schools program is an initiative of the […]
With so many Filipinos struggling to find ways to gain access to medicine due to lack of funds, Senator Sonny Angara aired his concern over the continuing problem of medicine and drug overstocking at the Departtment of Health. Angara, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has filed a resolution calling for an inquiry into […]
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), which is touted as the country’s largest labor union, thanked Senator Joel Villanueva for refiling the Security of Tenure bill (SOT) or the “End Endo Bill” which was vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We also urge the President to certify it as urgent again.” “We thank Senator […]
Senator Bong Go handed over financial and relief assistance to some 166 families that were displaced by a huge fire that struck a seaside community in General Santos City recently. Go, who was accompanied by actor Philip Salvador, visited the evacuation center at the Dadiangas South Elementary School gymnasium and personally looked into the plight […]