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Senator Bong Go has bared a plan by President Rodrigo Duterte to create a commission for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community pending the approval of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill. Go said the possibility of creating an LGBTQ commission through an executive order was among […]
Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed the signing into law of the bill declaring the coastal sanctuary in Balanga City, Bataan as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and principal sponsor of Republic Act 11365 or the Balanga Wetland and Nature Park (BWNP) Responsible Ecotourism Act, said the enactment […]
Senator Dick Gordon said all people should be treated equally and with respect, whatever gender they may be. “Everyone has to live with who they are. The problem is society would not let them (LGBTQIA+) live for what they are…Convention has forced us to take traditional positions that we are going to have to make […]
Senators paid tribute to the late environmentalist and philanthropist Gina Lopez, who died due to multiple organ failure. Lopez, the long-time chairperson of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) and former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte, passed away at age 65. Senator Bong Go, who had the […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III extends his deepest and sincerest condolences to the family of former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez, a famous philanthropist and staunch children’s right advocate. “I am saddened by the demise of such a great public servant and environmentalist as Gina Lopez. She will truly be remembered […]
Rice farmers in each of the 947 rice-producing towns in the Philippines will benefit from P5 million worth of farm equipment and machinery under thelae creating the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), said Senator Cynthia Villar. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said there is a P5 billion allocation for the […]
Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. said members of the Minority were committed to work with the Majority in hammering out a national budget that will be passed “on time and on target,” this as the House of Representatives received the proposed 4.1 trillion-peso 2020 national budget. “Like our colleagues in […]
Senator Bong Go has challenged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to regain the trust of the people after being embroiled in corruption issues. “I challenge the new management of PhilHealth to check on these anomalies and irregularities,” Go said in an interview in Davao City regarding the alleged fraudulent claims, ghost payments and upcasing […]
Antique District Representative Loren Legarda said she is pushing to make the rivers in Antique “clean” and “useable.” “We want to make sure our rivers are clean and useable. Useable for tourism, (for) children to swim in,” Legarda said, adding that the province does not want “what had happened to Boracay” to be repeated in […]
In order to further strengthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) system and encourage more individuals to join this local youth institution, Senator Sonny Angara is seeking to introduce new amendments to Republic Act 10742 or the SK Reform Act of 2015, and provide youth officials with some form of compensation, as well as other benefits. Angara, […]