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Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the Executive Order (EO) signed by President Rodrigo Duterte which prohibits “illegal contracting or subcontracting or undertaking to circumvent the workers’ right to security of tenure.” Ending contractualization, or the practice of hiring workers for only up to five months to evade laws on regularization, is one of the […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III said that casinos should be built only after hearing the sentiments of the host community, as expressed through a resolution of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan of the host local government unit (LGU). Pimentel made the statement in response to the growing opposition to the plan to build a […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed news of a Kuwaiti court’s conviction of the couple responsible for the death of a Filipina domestic worker whose body was found stuffed in a freezer last year, but stressed that “we have so much more to do in directly engaging the Gulf States as far as protecting the […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the waiving of testing fees for the country’s state universities and colleges, lauding the development as a “step to making tertiary education more accessible to all.” “This should be a relief for parents who just want to have more options, more opportunities for their children. I hope that private […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III on urged college and university administrators to consider lowering their entrance examination fees, saying parents of college-eligible students had approached him and complained about the “prohibitive” rates currently being charged by the major universities in the country. “It is understandable for these kids to want to have options when it […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III stressed the need for a “tight, effective and comprehensive cyber security policy” amid the upper house’s passage on second reading of the bill seeking to establish a national ID system. “It’s crucial for the effective implementation of a national ID system that we formulate a comprehensive cyber security policy that’s […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III has called on friendly nations to offer training courses to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help improve the competence of the national police force, specifically their crime-solving skills. Pimentel in particular is interested in securing assistance from “friendly” countries with highly-regarded police forces, such as the United States, Japan, […]
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), the country’s ruling Party, celebrated its 36th anniversary at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City in an affair graced by some of the country’s highest officials. Senate President Koko Pimentel III, the Party’s President, along with Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Party’s Secretary […]
Members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) who are tagged in the drug list of party chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte, will be dealt with accordingly, Senate President Koko Pimentel III has stated. Pimentel, also the president of PDP-Laban, said his partymates who are named in the list will be suspended […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the Senate’s unanimous approval of Senate Bill No. 1636 or the “Lifetime Cellphone Number Act,” saying the measure complements the Duterte Administration’s efforts to introduce a third player in the country to break the telecommunications duopoly “that has limited the options of Filipino consumers who are dissatisfied with the […]