Senators are asking both the national and local governments to fast track the distribution of emergency cash assistance to 18 million poor families severely now being affected by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, particularly the daily wage earners. Senator Panfilo Lacson pointed out that the provisions of Republic Act 11469, or the Bayanihan to Heal […]
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Senate President Tito Sotto III has thrown his support behind the campaign of a group that seeks to be the first green party in the House of Representatives. Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Thursday confirmed that Sotto, Chairperson of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), had endorsed his group, a movement founded by […]
With the ongoing armed conflict in Mindanao, Senator Tito Sotto III thought of creating a law that would give special protection to the children in war-torn areas. Sotto filed the Senate Bill No. 1474, entitled “Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Act,” to ensure that the rights, welfare and protection of […]