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Senate President Chiz Escudero directed the provincial government of Sorsogon, through its disaster risk reduction management office, to lead the Sorsoganons in providing all the necessary help to Bicolanos from neighboring Albay and Camarines Sur which were devastated by Tropical Storm Kristine. While Sorsogon was not spared by the heavy rainfall at the height of […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero has assured former President Rodrigo Duterte that he will be accorded with respect befitting his stature if he decides to attend a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation into his administration’s drug war campaign. Duterte has been invited as a resource person to the hearing set on Monday, October 28, 2024, and […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero hailed the signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act as a timely and essential intervention toward addressing the learning crisis in the country. A priority measure of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the ARAL Act will help learners who are found to be below the minimum proficiency […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said he will consult with fellow senators on how to proceed with the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs to ensure that the probe is fair and impartial. Varying opinions have emerged as to which committee of the Senate should handle the drug war investigation, including those from two […]
Sorsogon has achieved a lot as a province over the decades but it has the potential to grow even more in the years to come. Senate President Chiz Escudero said Sorsogon is no longer just a blip on the map of the Bicol peninsula, but a key contributor to the growth of the region. “Nagsimula […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero sees the Philippines taking a major step toward an independent foreign policy with the development of the local defense industry through the revival of the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program. Escudero said the SRDP will “have a huge impact on the economy because not only will it create new jobs but […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) can afford to slash the mandatory contribution paid by its members due to the huge amount of unutilized funds that it has accumulated over the years. Citing figures from the Department of Finance that the reserve fund of PhilHealth has now reached close to […]
The time to waive service fees on electronic fund transfers is long overdue, Senate President Chiz Escudero said in backing the move of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to remove such charges for personal transactions and payments to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “I could only hope that the thresholds will be higher and […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said he owes his high performance rating to the hard work of his colleagues and the entire Senate institution, “who have all contributed to delivering results to the public they serve”. Escudero said the latest Pulse Asia survey where majority of Filipinos approved of his performance as one of the four […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero reported a “big haul of bills” passed by the chamber and vowed to erase any backlog of measures under his watch, as he marked his first 100 days in office on September 26, 2024. “It’s a scoreboard we can be truly proud of,” Escudero said, citing the 137 pieces of legislation […]