IKOT.PH
Senate President Koko Pimentel III congratulated all local government units (LGUs) that received the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance for 2017. 448 local government units received the award, a significant increase over the 306 awardees last year. “The increase in the number of awardees is a […]
The House committee on Metro Manila Development chaired by Rep. Winston Castelo (2nd District, Quezon City) approved a draft substitute bill which seeks to harmonize the rules that will govern the entire Metro Manila to improve the effectiveness of delivering services to the public. The unnumbered substitute bill seeks to enhance the effectiveness of […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City) approved House Resolution 243 urging President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order increasing the daily local travel allowance of government officials and personnel on official business to P2,000 since the present rate of P800 is no longer attuned […]
The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recently conducted a one-day basic seminar on beekeeping held at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. The seminar was participated in by 100 attendees composed of members of farmers’ cooperatives or associations, beekeepers, mango growers and rice farmers from Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday welcomed Malacañang’s announcement that the President has directed the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) to fast-track the entry of a third telecommunications company in the country. “A third telecommunications firm is exactly what our country needs to end a telco duopoly mired in mediocrity; a […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the emergency medical services system in the country after a female passenger lost her arm in an accident at the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) Ayala Station in Makati City last week. According to recent reports, doctors successfully reattached […]
Senator Win Gatchalian commended President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine diplomatic corps for leading the Philippines to a successful run as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2017. “Through the able leadership of President Duterte, the ASEAN member-states and their dialogue partners were able to build the foundation for meaningful […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III joined Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China in a meeting which discussed how to build closer Philippine-China relations. The meeting, hosted by Li, was held at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, and included Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III, Senators Migz Zubiri, Manny Pacquiao, […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City) approved a substitute bill which seeks to grant full insurance coverage to all qualified Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The committee approved the unnumbered substitute bill of House Bills 229 and 2177 authored […]
The House committee on natural resources chaired by Rep. Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA) has approved House Bill 6625 which seeks to promote the development of the Philippine bamboo industry by streamlining policies that restrict its growth. The proposed measure entitled: “An Act Classifying Bamboo As An Unregulated Forest Product And For Other Purposes” […]