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The proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 now only needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte to be enacted into law after the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on House Bill 4228 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The House of Representatives had earlier ratified the national expenditure plan. The Senate swiftly […]
To provide better service to the Filipino people, especially the indigent and poor patients in need of medical assistance from the government, the Senate has upgraded its Public Assistance Center. The newly-renovated Public Assistance Center located near the main entrance gate was inaugurated with Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and […]
The bill authored by Senator Grace Poe creating the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was approved on third and final reading at the Senate. “The NTSB is long overdue considering the transportation mishaps that have happened in the past that claimed innocent lives,” Poe said. “With thorough, timely and substantial investigation, we will be able […]
Senator Bong Go said that the Martial Law in Mindanao might no longer be extended.“Sa ngayon, as a senator, (tingin ko) hindi na po mae-extend ‘yung Martial Law. Sumulat naman po si National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (kay President Rodrigo Duterte). Hindi na po yata kailangan ng martial law,” Go said in an interview in […]
As Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) battered the country, Senator Win Gatchalian called for the enhancement of maritime safety to avoid a repeat of past maritime accidents. Gatchalian made the call as he sought to review the compliance to the maritime safety standards and maritime transportation laws set by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to […]
The Senate has decided to suspend its sessions in view of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 budget. In explaining the week-long work suspension, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Senate work was automatically suspended starting December 2, Monday, […]
The Senate has approved on final reading a measure seeking to extend the validity of this year’s national budget until December 31, 2020. Senator Sonny Angara said the passage of House Bill No. 5437, which amends Section 65 of Republic Act No. 11260, otherwise known as the 2019 General Appropriations Act (GAA), will greatly help […]
PDP Laban Senator Koko Pimentel III has filed Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 1177 granting “support for the surviving heirs of slain justices and judges.” Pimentel explained that S.B. No. 1177 is in response to the growing list of justices and judges who are threatened and intimidated in the performance of their judicial functions. “Several justices […]
Senator Grace Poe reminded the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the commitments of Dito Telecommunity (formerly Mislatel), the country’s third mobile player, to improve internet speed and coverage in the country in the next five years. During plenary deliberations of the proposed 2020 DICT budget, Poe said Dito will face penalties if […]
Senator Sonny Angara said Congress has enough time left in its legislative calendar to approve the bill extending the validity of certain items of the 2019 national budget. Angara, the chairman of the Committee on Finance, said a hearing would no longer be necessary for Senate Bill 1153, which he filed last November 6, and […]