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Senator Grace Poe today urged television networks to comply with the recently passed law that obliges TV stations to use subtitles for the benefit of the deaf and hard of hearing and provide them access to important programs. Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public information and mass media and primary author of […]
Senator Grace Poe is drumming up support for the expansion of the school-based feeding program (SBFP) to cover more beneficiaries and address malnutrition which is still plaguing Filipino schoolchildren. During the Senate hearing of the Department of Education’s proposed P612.11-billion budget for 2018, Poe said the government could expand the program–which currently covers “wasted” […]
Senator Grace Poe vowed to advance the interest of millions of mobile prepaid subscribers in the country as she pressed for longer validity periods for prepaid loads. Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services, said she is set to call for technical working group meetings to thresh out concerns surrounding prepaid load […]
Senator Grace Poe vowed to push for final approval of funding the government’s feeding program included in next year’s proposed P3.767 trillion spending plan, as she stressed that the program was a form of a safety net for students suffering from malnutrition. Poe, a staunch advocate of free nutri-meals for students, said a total […]
Senator Grace Poe is proposing that police operatives wear body cameras in their operations amid public outrage over a spate of killings, including those of minors, in the administration’s war against illegal drugs. “Yung sinasabi ninyong mas importante ang baril kesa sa body cam–ito’y magpoprotekta lang din sa ating mga pulis. Kasi ngayon, sasabihin […]
Senator Grace Poe today hailed the ingenuity of Filipino farmers behind the creation of the rice paddy art on a farm in Nueva Ecija which features the faces of two generations of Ang Probinsyano–her father, the late King of Philippine Movies Fernando Poe Jr. and actor Coco Martin. “Umaasa tayo na ang kahanga-hangang proyektong […]
Senator Grace Poe expressed keenness and optimism on an ambitious project of the Duterte administration to construct a 25-kilometer underground mass transportation system, stressing such will not only help ease traffic in the already congested metropolis but also propel economic growth. “We have to invest now, build now, but not without exercising caution. Having […]
A total of P8.9 billion is included in the government’s spending program this year to implement two anti-hunger initiatives aimed at establishing a free feeding program in all public schools and provide children full support beginning conception up to two years old, Senator Grace Poe said. The two initiatives have been Poe’s pet bills […]
The Senate is expected to speed up deliberations on the proposed emergency powers for traffic when sessions resume after its six-week break, following a drawing up of “common priorities” by the Palace and Congress, Senator Grace Poe said. Poe, principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1284 or the proposed Traffic and Congestion Crisis Act, […]
Sen. Grace Poe has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize a “brain gain” program for science and technology workers and encourage them to return to the Philippines and contribute their knowledge for the betterment of the country. Poe recently filed Senate Bill No. 1324 or the proposed Balik Scientist Act that aims to offer […]