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Senator Dick Gordon hailed the conversion of the Pag-asa Elementary School located within the disputed Spratly Islands into an integrated school that would cater both elementary and junior high school students. Gordon said he was elated to learn that students residing in Pag-asa Island, which is part of Kalayaan, Palawan, will not need to travel […]
Senator Dick Gordon denounced the murder of veteran journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan who was shot dead by still unidentified assailants inside his family’s small store in Calbayog City, Samar early evening of Dec. 8. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, said that Malabanan’s assassination casts another stain in the dirty record […]
Senator Dick Gordon has pushed for the immediate passage of his proposed Senate measure mandating the accurate reporting of deaths and illnesses of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and detained children in conflict with law (CICL). Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, filed Senate Bill (SB) 1771, also known as the […]
Senator Dick Gordon reiterated that the law he authored seeking to prevent the commission of crimes by motorcycle-riding suspects does not impose the installation of metal license plates, referred to as “doble plaka,” on the front and rear of every motorcycle. Gordon, who chairs the Senate justice and human rights committee, said Republic Act (RA) […]
Senator Dick Gordon has extended assistance to 1,000 inmates, also known as persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at the Laguna provincial jail by administering COVID-19 vaccines that would protect them against the coronavirus. Gordon, who heads the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, has mobilized the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramped up its vaccination drive to support the National Vaccination Days after the National Task Force Against COVID-19 extended the vaccination days until December 3. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon deployed its Bakuna Buses and Bakuna Centers, which vaccinated 8,155 individuals on December 2. The PRC continues to […]
Senators approved on third and final reading a bill granting Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eder Zobel de Ayala who has dedicated her life to various socio-civic activities in the country and championing the causes of literacy, education, and family planning, among others. All 21 senators, physically and virtually present, gave their thumbs up to […]
Senator Dick Gordon has lauded Ilonggo businessman Honorato “Mang Tatoy” Espinosa as an inspiration for Filipino entrepreneurs who strive to rise from the clutches of poverty towards triumph. Gordon recently flew to Iloilo City to convey personally his birthday greetings to Mang Tatoy, a proprietor of the renowned eponymous Manokan and Seafood Restaurant, who was […]
Senator Dick Gordon warned the public to be more vigilant and cautious against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant the World Health Organization (WHO) has referred to as a variant of concern. Gordon said the new COVID-19 variant, scientifically labelled as B.1.1.529 strain, has shown to have many mutations […]
Senator Dick Gordon questioned the rule of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), an attached agency of the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE), in restricting the overseas deployment to just 5,000 nurses within a calendar year. “Violation ng constitution ‘yan. You have no right to stop somebody seeking employment abroad. In fact, kung gusto nila […]