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Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chairperson Senator Joel Villanueva slammed government agencies for their lack of monitoring and negligence in allowing the influx of illegal Chinese workers in the country. Villanueva underscored that there is a clear neglect on the part of government agencies to promote the preferential use of Filipino […]
Noting that it is high time that the country invests in its justice system which is important in enabling and ennobling Filipinos, Senator Dick Gordon has called on his colleagues to support proposed measures calling for the creation of judges at large positions. “We have been investing heavily in infrastructure–roads, bridges, airports, schools, and the […]
The rice tariffication bill, when signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, will greatly benefit not just consumers, but rice farmers as well. This was the assurance given by House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., who on Monday spoke of the benefits of the measure after the bill hurdled the bicameral conference […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a bill seeking to fix the excise tax hike for fuel products under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. The TRAIN Law raised the excise taxes on fuel products effective January 2018. The law also provides for additional increases scheduled in 2019 and 2020. Under Senate Bill […]
To ensure the uninterrupted supply of electricity from power plants to consumers, Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, sponsored on Wednesday Senate Bill No. 2098 (SBN 2098), otherwise known as […]
Senator Sonny Angara has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to withdraw its revenue memorandum circular which states that premiums on health cards shall be subject to tax. Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 50-2018 (A7) provides that premiums on health cards paid by the employer for all employees shall be included as part of bonuses […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for legislation that would officially designate the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), the country’s largest state university by student population, as the “National Polytechnic University.” In filing Senate Bill 2037, Angara seeks to strengthen the PUP as an institution and solidify its position as one of the country’s premier […]
Senator Cynthia Villar lamented the misconception intentionally circulated to discredit the rice tariffication bill and to block the passage of the needed support measures for local rice farmers. “It is unfortunate that some groups are being made to believe that the rice tariffication bill which we have scrutinized and carefully studied in the Senate, will […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third reading House Bill No. 8147 (Energy Virtual One-Stop-Shop Bill) or the EVOSS bill. “The Philippines, under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, aims to become a high middle income economy by 2022,” Rep. Lord Allan Velasco said. “The expected increase in economic activity entails an increase […]
Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go has vowed to push for an increase in the salaries of public school teachers if given a Senate seat. “The increase of the salaries of teachers was already promised by the President during the convention of school principals in Davao City,” Go said as he recalled President […]