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The Senate has approved the first round of committee chairmanships for the 18th Congress. A day after the opening of the first regular session of the 18th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri moved for the election of the chairpersons for 20 Senate committees. The committee chairmanships were approved during the plenary session presided […]
At the opening of the 18th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines, Senator Bong Go expressed his excitement towards his new mandate as a senator and his responsibility to serve the Filipino people. “Iba ang pakiramdam. Exciting. I am always ready to serve the Filipino people,” Go said at an ambush interview right after […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa wants to produce at least one police officer from every barangay in the country to ensure enough personnel at the grassroots level and familiarity in the area of responsibility which will lead to an efficient police service. Dela Rosa, who also served in the Philippine National Police (PNP) for at least […]
Senator Bong Go has filed a bill that aims to provide additional benefits and privileges to some 14 million solo parents in the country, helping them ease the burden of raising their children by themselves. Senate Bill No. 206, which aims to amend the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000, states that the “benefits and […]
Amid the rainy Monday morning, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino, led the flag raising ceremony, wherein hundreds of senate employees attended; this happened a week before the 18th Congress, formally opens. In his speech, Tolentino stressed that the employees are the backbone of the Senate. “The Senate of the Philippines is composed not only of 24 […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is keen on the revival of the death penalty in the country, saying that convicted drug lords were even the ones who pushed for it. Dela Rosa revealed in recent interviews that during his stint as head of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), some of the inmates actually approached him […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will take full responsibility should the two senators he endorsed during the midterm polls — Bong Go and Bato dela Rosa — do not behave as expected. Go is Duterte’s former top aide while Dela Rosa used to be the chief of the Philippine National Police and later on of […]
“Walang dapat maging squatter sa sariling bayan” (There should be no squatters in their own country). In an effort to curb homelessness and improve the delivery of housing services to poor Filipinos, Senator Bong Go has filed a bill that aims to provide continuous funding support for a large scale pro-poor housing program in the […]
Senator Bong Go filed his first 10 pet bills aimed at achieving “genuine positive change” felt by all Filipinos for the first regular session of the 18th Congress. Topping Go’s priority legislation is a bill that seeks to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers in more provinces and strategic urban centers in the country to […]
While Congress will not bang the gavel until it convenes on July 22, the filing of pet bills for the First Regular Session of the 18th Congress has started Monday, July 1. In the past, staff members of senators start to line up on the eve of the first day of filing of bills and […]