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STRENGTHEN THE COUNTRY’S DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – POE

Senator Grace Poe said there is an urgency to pass the bill that would create the Department of Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management, saying the people’s safety needs cannot wait. Poe’s Senate Bill 1735 that was filed in March 2018, seeks a new agency which will have the authority in the policy-making, planning, coordination, implementation […]

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USE ROOFTOP SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TO CUT COST OF ELECTRICITY BILL – POE

A proposal to cut the cost of electricity bills of households and business establishments through the use of rooftop solar technology is currently under scrutiny by the Senate committee on energy chaired by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Senator Grace Poe initiated the filing of Senate Bill No. 1719, promoting the adoption of rooftop solar technology among […]

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MEDIA TASK FORCE INVESTIGATED, SOLVED 30 CASES – EGCO

The head of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) reported to the Senate its accomplishments, which he said were achieved despite formidable challenges, such as the lack of resources. In his report to the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, executive director of PTFoMS, said the task […]