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For the country to survive pandemics or epidemics such as the Coronavirus Disease – 2019 (COVID-19) threat, Senator Dick Gordon stressed the need for the government to stockpile face masks, medical gowns and personal protective equipment (PPE) and other strategic medical supplies. During the first hearing conducted by the Committee on Government Corporations and Public […]
Amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) threat which has now disrupted the global supply of face masks, gowns, gloves and other protective gear, the Philippine Red Cross, headed by its chairman and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon recently donated face masks to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Gordon said the donation of 25,000 pieces of face masks to […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), led the distribution of relief goods for evacuees in Ibaan, Batangas who were affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano in January. As he spoke with the evacuees, Gordon shared his experiences during the devastating eruption of Mt. Pinatubo that happened in June 1991 […]
Recognizing the need for an alternate mode of public transportation, Senator Dick Gordon has recently expressed support for the proposed measure allowing the use and regulation of motorcycles as an alternate mode of public transportation but stressed the need to safeguard the safety and protection of the public. In co-sponsoring Senate Bill No. 1341 or […]
Senator Dick Gordon re-stressed the urgent need to implement Republic Act No. 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law following the recent fatal shooting of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) legal service chief Atty. Fredric Anthony Santos in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City by unidentified riding-in-tandem hitmen. Gordon, the principal author of the law, once again […]
Senator Dick Gordon underscored the need for the country to have its own cyber experts and stressed that the government should create plans on countering possible malicious cyber-attacks in the future. During a session at the Senate recently, Gordon stated that the Philippines lacks preparations and plans in terms of cyber warfare and that the […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which he chairs, has approved bills proposing to increase the penalty for the crime of perjury to ensure that the justice system will be respected and no one will mock it. During the committee hearing conducted recently, Gordon pointed out that offenders are not […]
The Senate adopted the recommendation of Senator Dick Gordon to file charges against officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) after conducting an investigation and uncovering other anomalies activities inside the NBP, aside from the abusive implementation of Republic Act 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA)law. “The […]
With the growing number of persons under investigation (PUI) for infection with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) heightened its preparation by providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to its frontline staff and volunteers to ensure their safety while handling suspected 2019-nCoV ARD cases. “The Philippine Red Cross […]
As the Senate probes the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, Senator Dick Gordon stressed that Philippine foreign policy must be dictated by the nation’s needs and pointed out that national security is what “ultimately matters.” “Is it a national interest to abolish the VFA at this point in time? […]