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The Senate approved a bill seeking to convert the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) into the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in provinces nationwide. Senator Nancy Binay, sponsor and co-author of Senate Bill No. 2484 or the Provincial Science and Technology Act, said the PSTCs of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Tourism to provide all the necessary promotional, training or financial support to all tourism-ready sites as travel restrictions are continually being eased. According to Binay, the DOT should start enabling the tourism industry by extending marketing support to recover market share, bring back visitor confidence and awareness, rebuild […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Budget and Management to immediately release funds for the provision of fuel subsidies to the public transport sector. This, as public utility drivers are feeling the heat with a steady rise in oil prices for the seventh week in a row now. “Umaaray na po ang ating mga […]
Senator Nancy Binay slammed the removal of the line item for the country’s cancer fund for 2022 by the Department of Health, saying it was a “step back” after Congress “had gone through a lot of hoops to fully empower the national cancer control program”. “The DOH should have taken our cue when we allocated […]
Senator Nancy Binay is convinced that the age of consent in the Philippines should be raised to 16 from the present 12, following the alleged rape of a 15-year-old by a policeman. In July, Binay filed Senate Bill No. 1895 which aims to make 16 years old the minimum age to determine statutory rape for […]
Concerned over the rising number of leptospirosis cases in the country, Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units to launch a massive campaign to be proactive in the fight against the disease in the barangays. Binay said the DOH, with the help of local government units (LGUs), should remain […]
Senator Nancy Binay called out the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) to fully review fiscal policies of government owned and controlled corporations particularly those which were flagged by the audit commission. According to Binay, the GCG, being the government’s central advisory and oversight body over the public corporate sector, can start reviewing policies and fiscal […]
Senator Nancy Binay asked Malacanang to appoint a person directly in charge of the Boracay rehabilitation after a Senate hearing revealed that misunderstandings between government agencies are causing delays on the rehabilitation projects on the island. “Sino yung on top of everything? We have Secretary Cimatu who is in charge of Task Force Boracay pero […]
Senator Nancy Binay scored the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for its excessive use of authority in arresting a 71-year old missionary. “Apparently, the Bureau of Immigration used excessive authority in connection with the arrest of Sister Patricia, and has acted on a mistaken perception plucked from an imaginary threat. Ang tanong e ‘how can a […]
Senator Nancy Binay said the Senate will look into the prevalent use of “agents” working for licensed recruitment agencies on a commission basis, citing the case of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Demafelis, whose body was found in a freezer in her employer’s apartment in Kuwait. Recently, another domestic worker was sent home by her […]