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The Senate Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization, and Professional Regulation, led by its chairman, Sen. Bong Revilla, and the Senate Committee on Finance have jointly approved Comm. Report No. 13 which seeks to institutionalize the night shift differential pay of government employees. SBN 643, filed and sponsored by Revilla, seeks to grant night shift […]
Even as Congress goes on a one-month recess, it is business as usual at all Senate regular standing, oversight and special committees. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri filed a resolution authorizing all committees of the Senate “to conduct hearings, meetings and consultations during every recess of the Senate to have a continuity in the […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution honoring and commending teachers and educators for their hard work and commitment in shaping the country’s future leaders. Senate Resolution No. 142 was adopted to consolidate Senate Resolution Nos. 149 and 155, authored by Senators Bong Revilla, Win Gatchalian and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri respectively. October 5 […]
Senator Bong Go again pushed for the creation of the Philippine High School for Sports (PHSS) during the Senate hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 1086. Go said that he has always been “very vocal and public about my advocacy of passing this legislative measure, through my filing of SB No. 397 last July,” and urges […]
A bill seeking to establish Malasakit Centers in all Department of Health hospitals — an act proposed by Senator Bong Go — has received support from his fellow senators during the Senate regular session recently. Manifesting their support for Go’s Malasakit Center bill were Senators Cynthia Villar, Manny Pacquiao, Win Gatchalian, Sonny Angara, Bong Revilla, […]
For a lot of agencies and institutions of government, the requirement to keep certain documents for long periods of time has turned into a storage nightmare. Most of these offices are already cramped as it is and the clutter of documents is only taking up precious space. For Senator Sonny Angara, the digitization of documents […]
Senators have approved the postponement of the May 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to December 5, 2022, effectively extending to another year the term of office of incumbent village and youth leaders. With all of the 21 senators present voting in the affirmative, Senate Bill No. 1043, was passed on third and final […]
Senator Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte wants the names of the “ninja cops” or police officers allegedly involved in the sale of confiscated illegal drugs be released to the public. “I think he will personally announce to the public kung sino ‘yung mga sangkot na ito,” Go said in an interview. “Sabi niya, karapatan […]
The Senate approved in plenary a motion authorizing the Senate blue ribbon and justice committees to release to the public the information disclosed during a recent executive session on the identities of police officers allegedly involved in the reselling of seized illegal drugs. A total of 17 senators voted to approve the motion of Senator […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa assured University of the Philippines (UP) officials of his support for the immediate passage of the premier state university’s budget amid reports that some left-leaning groups have been recruiting students whose studies at the university are funded by the Filipino people. Dela Rosa, who is known for his anti-communism advocacy, issued […]