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President Rodrigo Duterte is urging members of various motorcycle clubs in the country to let their travels prove that it’s indeed more fun in the Philippines. “Let the miles that you cover attest that it is indeed more fun in the Philippines we drive down the long path ahead. Let us demonstrate solidarity as we […]
Tatak Kalamay, a multi-sector group composed of the country’s sugar industry stakeholders, has endorsed seven senatorial candidates whom they consider as champions of the sugar industry. The movement, which was launched in Bacolod City, said their “Magic 7” includes former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, former Philippine National Police Chief Bato dela Rosa, […]
Senator JV Ejercito has called on the government to heed the sentiment of the Senate against deploying household workers in countries where their rights are violated and their welfare denied. Ejercito made the statement recently after they adopted Senate Resolution No. 676, which expressed the sense of the Senate that the deployment of overseas Filipino […]
The universal health care (UHC) bills, bannered by the “Universal Health Care for All Filipinos Act,” or Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1458 filed by Senator JV Ejercito, will become a “People’s Bill.” This developed as Ejercito, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has assured to include in the consolidated version of the […]
Senator JV Ejercito has called on the government to relentlessly implement the anti-agricultural smuggling law to ensure the livelihood of Filipino farmers. “Agricultural smuggling is ‘killing’ our farmers. Sa tuwing pumapasok sa ating bansa ang smuggled na bigas, sibuyas, bawang, at iba pang produktong agrikultural, mababa ang presyong sa palengke kasi wala binayarang buwis o […]
Senator JV Ejercito condemned the death of a Filipina worker in Kuwait and urged government to review all deployment policies for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “I condemn the death of Joanna Daniella Demafelis in Kuwait as well as the reported 82 other OFW deaths in Kuwait in 2016,” Ejercito said. The legislator supported the decision […]
The Senate adopted a joint resolution authorizing the National Housing Authority (NHA) to award the unoccupied and unawarded housing units of uniformed personnel to other qualified beneficiaries like the informal settlers, calamity victims, as well as middle income and low-salaried employees. Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 was adopted with 17 affirmative votes, zero negative vote […]
Senator JV Ejercito, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, expressed alarm over the rising number of deaths due to road mishaps as he batted for the prompt enactment of road safety measures that he has filed in the Senate. Speaking before delegates of the “Road Safety in Asia 2017” forum held […]
Senator JV Ejercito has commenced the process of rebuilding Marawi City although several members of the Islamic State-inspired Maute bandits are still holed up in some areas resisting government forces. This developed as Ejercito sought for the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked to oversee the rehabilitation of Marawi City and other areas […]
Senator JV Ejercito said he expects that there will be no more delays in the construction and completion of the MRT-7 project, a railway project that will connect Quezon City to Bulacan by 2019. Ejercito said this in the Progress Briefing and Inspection of the Build, Build, Build (BBB) program held at the Quezon […]