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Senate President Koko Pimentel III recently asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to consider courses of action other than destroying smuggled luxury cars. Pimentel raised the question following the public destruction of about 30 smuggled luxury cars during the 166th Founding Anniversary celebrations of BOC. “Unlike cigarettes or drugs, which have no good intrinsic value […]
Senator Nancy Binay called on the Department of Agriculture (DA), National Food Authority (NFA), and the National Food Authority Council to settle their differences and come up with a plan to augment the dwindling supply of NFA rice. “Pakiusap ko sana mag-usap sina Secretary (Manny) Piñol, ‘yung NFA Council, pati na din ‘yung pamunuan ng […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lauded the signing of Republic Act No. 10970, which he authored, declaring August 25 of every year as “National Tech-Voc Day” to promote technical and vocational education and training in the country. “We thank our President, our colleagues, and counterparts in the House of Representatives, for supporting the passage of this legislation […]
Administration stalwart Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo urged President Rodrigo Duterte to create an independent commission to conduct a unified and in-depth investigation into the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine controversy, stressing the need for a collaborative, coordinated, and comprehensive plan of action to address the numerous issues unearthed by the parallel inquiries into the Dengvaxia […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure which will reduce the amount of system loss charges passed on by electricity distribution utilities to consumers in their monthly electric bills. Senate Bill 1623 or the proposed Recoverable System Loss Act of Senator Win Gatchalian seeks to lower the present system loss caps […]
Voting 210-0, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 6922, declaring August 30 of every year as “National Press Freedom Day“ in honor of Marcelo H. Del Pilar, the father of Philippine Journalism, who wrote under the pen name “Plaridel.” The bill mandates all government agencies and instrumentalities, the […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III said that the time was ripe to revisit the country’s sexual harassment laws and increase the penalties provided by statute “both as a deterrent, and as proof of government’s unwavering commitment to protecting and upholding gender rights.” “Republic Act 9262, the Violence Against Women and Children Law was passed in […]
There are over one million reasons for Quezon City to establish its own city college – and that number is growing every year. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, who said that the establishment of a Pamantasan ng Lungsod Quezon (PLQ) is long overdue given the city’s growing school-age population. “QC is […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III lauded reigning world super-flyweight boxing champion and fellow Mindanaoan Jerwin Ancajas following the latter’s successful title defense recently. The 26-year old Ancajas, who was born and raised in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, dominated Mexican challenger Israel Gonzalez, winning via a tenth-round knockout to retain his International Boxing Federation (IBF) […]
Senator Grace Poe has commended the passage of her pet measure that institutionalizes the school feeding program, in a move that tackles malnutrition especially among schoolchildren. Speaking after the Senate voted 18-0 backing Senate Bill No. 1279, or the “Masustansiyang Pagkain Para Sa Batang Pilipino Act” on its third and final reading, Poe said the […]