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SENATE TO RESUME HEARINGS ON OFW DEPARTMENT BILL

Hearings on the proposed establishment of new government departments, including one solely to handle concerns of overseas Filipino workers, have received the green light to proceed, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva said the body’s Committee on Rules decided to allow several standing committees to proceed with hearing bills on establishing new government departments alongside […]

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15 SENATORS PUSH FOR SESSIONS, HEARINGS BY TELECONFERENCE DURING LOCKDOWN

Fifteen senators have filed a resolution seeking to allow the Senate to hold plenary sessions and committee hearings by teleconference while the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is still being enforced. In Senate Resolution No. 372, the senators pointed out that the imposition and extension of the ECQ in Metro Manila and specified provinces, as well […]

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BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR SENATE AS CONGRESS GOES ON ONE-MONTH RECESS

Even as Congress goes on a one-month recess, it is business as usual at all Senate regular standing, oversight and special committees. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri filed a resolution authorizing all committees of the Senate “to conduct hearings, meetings and consultations during every recess of the Senate to have a continuity in the […]