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Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. 1751 which proposes to create the National Legal Knowledge and Assistance System which shall serve as an online repository of different laws, rules and regulations in our country. The Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be mandated […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for a review of the various programs for the youth to see if these have been effective and to determine the next steps needed to further empower this sector of society. As the chairman of the Committee on Youth, Angara filed Senate Resolution 320 to evaluate the efficacy of all […]
Senator Bong Go commended the signing into law of Republic Acts (RA) 11449, 11458 and 11448. RA 11449, also known as “An Act Providing for Additional Prohibitions to and Increasing Penalties for Violations of Republic Act No. 8484, or the ‘Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998,’” declares bank system hacking and automated teller machine (ATM) […]
In the wake of the multi-million peso “ghost dialysis” scam that rocked the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) Senator Dick Gordon said he is looking into the possibility of amending laws to prevent similar health scams from being perpetrated in the future. Gordon expressed apprehension that the Universal Health Care which will be funded from […]
As the country marks Women’s Month, Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Thursday stressed the need to ensure the proper enforcement of laws meant to uphold women’s welfare, as “well-intentioned legislation becomes toothless without proper implementation.” “It is incumbent upon us in the Legislature to follow through and ensure that the […]
Senator Cynthia Villar was recognized by the Department of Agriculture for her role in the enactment of the law against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF). During the First Command Conference of the Philippine Committee against IUUF at the Philippine International Convention Center recently, Villar was recognized “for her pivotal role in the enactment of […]
Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said that if given a Senate seat, he will continue the campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against illegal drugs through legislation. As the former top presidential aide, Go visited fire victims in Pandacan, Manila, where he said, he encountered a child named Christian, whose parents are both […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Thursday renewed calls for the “urgent and immediate follow through on the abolition of the Road Board” after noting that the Senate had already passed a measure putting an end to the government agency’s existence early this year. The lawmaker likewise tagged as “legally questionable” the House of Representatives’ “rescission” […]