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Senator Sonny Angara is backing moves that would give more power and funds to local government units (LGUs), whether under a federal form of government being pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte or through changes to the 27-year-old Local Government Code (LGC). Speaking before local officials of Siquijor province, Angara said that as chairman of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize the repair of schools damaged by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) and maximize the utilization of its Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF) for the repair and rehabilitation of school buildings. Gatchalian issued the call after the DepEd revealed that some 7,007 schools in […]
As the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee continues its probe into the P4.3 billion worth of shabu which were smuggled inside two magnetic lifters at the Manila International Container Port and the close to P9 billion worth of shabu also smuggled inside four similar magnetic lifters which were found in GMA, Cavite, Senator Dick Gordon called […]
Senator Joel Villanueva Chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development said the passage of TRABAHO bill (Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities) should be delayed if it would only cause worker layoffs as admitted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). During the Senate deliberation on the […]
Senator Sonny Angara has assured that his committee will not touch any provision that grants incentives and tax exemptions to the book publishing industry. Under House Bill 8083 or the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High Quality Opportunities (TRABAHO), Section 12 of Republic Act 8047 or the Book Publishing Industry Development Act of 1994 […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Monday urged the the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to include new college graduates in 2019 among those to be prioritized in the roll out of the National ID system, saying the National ID would make it easier for graduating students to transition to the country’s […]
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Bato dela Rosa has lauded Pangasinan officials for their successful anti-illegal drug campaign. “Maganda ang record ng Pangasinan (Pangasinan has a good record). This I monitored when I was PNP (Philippine National Police) chief,” he said before the huge crowd in front of the Capitol Grounds recently. Dela Rosa reiterated […]
Senator Sonny Angara has urged government to intensify its jobs programs that will help Filipinos, especially the youth, land high paying jobs amid high youth unemployment and underemployment rates in the country. Based on the July 2018 labor force survey, 1.04 million or almost half of the 2.32 million unemployed Filipinos are youth from the […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has welcomed the approval on second reading of the bill giving greater representation to coconut farmers in the body tasked to manage the P105 billion coconut levy funds. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, authored Senate Bill 1976 or the Strengthened Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Law. The bill amends […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Senate to pass the rice tariffication bill, saying it is a strong counter-inflationary measure that will bring “immediate relief to Filipino consumers by saving them thousands of pesos per year on rice.” In his co-sponsorship speech for Senate Bill No. 1998, Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, […]