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As the country marks Women’s Month, Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Thursday stressed the need to ensure the proper enforcement of laws meant to uphold women’s welfare, as “well-intentioned legislation becomes toothless without proper implementation.” “It is incumbent upon us in the Legislature to follow through and ensure that the […]
In observance of International Women’s Day on March 8, Senator Loren Legarda said that the Philippines can lead the global push to build a more gender-balanced world. Legarda, who chairs the Senate Committees on Finance, Foreign Relations and Climate Change, said other countries can learn from the Philippines, especially in terms of crafting the necessary […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the continuing downtrend in the headline inflation is a welcome development as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), under the leadership of newly-appointed Governor Benjamin Diokno, will have “more elbow room” to make adjustments in the country’s policy rates to spur economic growth. Gatchalian said the country pulled a “better-than-expected” inflation […]
The Senate has adopted House Bill 8857 or the proposed “Sagip Saka Act” which seeks to institute the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Program to be under the Department of Agriculture, as an amendment to Senate Bill 1281. House Bill 8857, principally authored by Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr., CPA, […]
Rizal province residence who are in need of medical care can look forward having convenient access to quick medical and financial assistance. This was the assurance given by former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatoriable Bong Go at the rally of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) political party held at the Ynares Center […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should take advantage of the wide range of services and benefits under a law that institutionalized and strengthened the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Angara said that under Republic Act 10801 or the OWWA Act of 2016, the benefits and services, among them […]
Senator Cynthia Villar commended the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for donating 5 hectares of land in Tondo, Manila, as relocation site for 2,400 families residing in Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has been asking PPA “to do something about the burgeoning number of […]
A bill aiming to overhaul the country’s warehouse receipts system to help boost farmer’s productivity, introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian, has been sponsored by Senator Koko Pimentel, III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry. According to Gatchalian, he filed Senate Bill No. 2171, otherwise known as the Philippine Warehouse Receipts Act […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he remains committed to improve the country’s healthcare services as he lauded a village official and medical doctors of the state-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for spearheading a medical and dental mission in Davao City. Go, who joined the medical and dental mission organized […]
Former Philippine National Police chief Bato dela Rosa who is gunning for a Senate seat in the midterm elections is pushing for the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, saying this will help in the campaign against crime and terrorism. Dela Rosa said pre-paid mobile phones are often used to detonate improvised explosive devices […]