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Senate President Koko Pimentel III announced today that the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to momentarily set aside their differences and focus instead on a comprehensive, consultative review of the 1987 Constitution and the finalization of specific constitutional amendments or revisions that will be proposed and presented to the […]
In a country that needs to provide its less fortunate citizens with opportunities to earn an honest living, government should find ways to open the doors for gainful employment and not the other way around. This according to Senate President Koko Pimentel III, who urged the Department of Health (DOH) to suspend its “No License, […]
Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III announced that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) will extend the deadline for accepting new members to the end of February 2018. The PDP Laban leadership decided on the extension due to the overwhelming number of applications that remain pending. “It will […]
Senate President and PDP Laban Koko Pimentel III was in Beijing to represent both the Philippines and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) in the World Dialogue of Political Parties organized by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It was the first and largest gathering of political parties around the world, […]
Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III opened last week by inducting new members of PDP Laban from the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Governor Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman led a delegation of one assemblyman, seven board members, 10 mayors, and seven vice-mayors from Basilan, Governor Rashidin Matba led eight mayors from Tawi-Tawi, […]
With the supply of clean and potable fresh water soon to be a matter of serious concern in the country’s 122 cities and 1,489 municipalities, local governments should be empowered to address issues involving water supply and distribution as well as wastewater management. Speaking at the 65th General Assembly of the League of Cities […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the announcement of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr., who on October 27 said that the BSP’s PHILPASS and cash servicing units would remain open during the ASEAN holidays from November 13 to 15. “The BSP is doing the banking sector, the business sector, and […]