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Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the institutionalization of a system that will best equip policymakers and program implementers with reliable and evidence-based information in their fight against poverty at their respective communities. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, recently filed Senate Bill No. 2184 or the “Community-Based Monitoring System Act,” which […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for wide-ranging reforms to improve the services and facilities in all barangays across the country, as well as make barangay officials regular state employees entitled to fixed salaries and benefits. Angara, chair of the Committee on Local Government, said Senate Bill 2097, or the proposed Magna Carta for Barangays, he […]
To revitalize the special economic zones in Subic and Clark by expanding the territories of the Subic Special Economic Zone and the Clark Special Economic Zone, increasing their powers and revising the allocation of income on taxes earned, Senator Dick Gordon has sponsored a measure which seeks to amend the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). […]
“Let’s stop the blame game and vaccine fearmongering. What we urgently need now is close cooperation between the DOH, DSWD, DILG and even the DepEd in stemming the measles outbreak.” This was the statement made by Senator Koko Pimentel III as he called on various government agencies to coordinate with one another to ensure that […]
With the kick-off of the campaign period for national candidates and party-list Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) first nominee Michael Ubac on Tuesday said it is time to elect a green party to Congress to champion the cause of the environment and prevent environmental disasters that necessitated the cleanup and rehabilitation of Boracay Island and Manila […]
Senator Dick Gordon is calling for the deportation of a Chinese woman who recently threw “taho” (soy pudding) at a police officer detailed at the Boni Station of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT). Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the Bureau of Immigration should immediately start deportation proceedings against Zhang […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III reiterated the urgency of passing an “anti-endo” law, saying that a measure banning the hiring of workers for fixed-term arrangements or end of contract (endo) schemes should be considered “highest priority” before the May 2019 elections. “Ensuring job security is one of the goals of the current administration. A law, a […]
Barangay officials who are at the forefront in the fight against illegal drugs and criminality deserve better benefits, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said. “Barangay welfare, Magna Carta for barangay officials, isa po yan sa aking priority,” Go said in his message at the Anti-Drug Seminar of Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council […]
Six newly-commissioned reserve officers of the Philippine Army, including a senator and a party list representative, were recently donned with their new ranks at the Army Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Army public affairs office chief, Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva, named the new Army reserve officers as Senator and now Lt. Col. Sherwin Gatchalian […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the groundbreaking ceremonies which sets into motion the construction of the Wetland Center at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park. The groundbreaking also marks World Wetlands Day, an annual celebration held every February 2 to commemorate the day the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971. This year’s theme is “Wetlands […]