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Senate Minority Floor Leader Koko Pimentel III expressed his full support for the request of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara to temporarily suspend the collection of loan payments for DepEd employees directly affected by recent typhoons. Angara, in a letter to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), formally requested a three-month suspension of […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo along with his fellow senators introduced a Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly known as the PUV Modernization Program. Those who authored Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1096 along with Tulfo include Senate President Chiz Escudero, Majority Leader […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo is set to file a Senate Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to suspend the PUV Modernization Program because of its failure to make public transportation in the Philippines reliable and safe for everyone. After the July 23 Senate hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services which he chairs, Tulfo […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero announced that he has ordered the suspension of the construction work on the new Senate building in Taguig City, citing concerns over escalating costs and the need for a comprehensive review. Escudero made the announcement during his first flag-raising ceremony as Senate chief, informing officials and employees that the planned transfer […]
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas may extend the suspension of face-to-face classes from pre-school to senior high both in public and private schools depending on the heat index forecast. Treñas, through Executive Order (EO) No. 047 – 2024 issued March 31, declared the suspension of classes from April 1 to 2, 2024, after the Department […]
Senator Bong Go has expressed his support for the proposed suspension of the increase in PhilHealth premiums for the year 2024. This aligns with the sentiments of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa, who has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to reconsider the scheduled premium hike. Acknowledging the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Not just baseless, but also damaging. This was how Senator Robin Padilla described the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)’s 30-day suspension order on Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI). Padilla recently filed Senate Resolution 895, expressing support to SMNI and condemning the NTC for implementing the suspension order without due process. “The baseless issuance of a 30-day […]
Senator Robin Padilla scored the lack of due process by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in imposing a 30-day suspension on Sonshine Media Network Inc. (SMNI). Padilla, who chairs the Senate committee on public information and mass media, plans to formally file a resolution to the effect when the Senate resumes work in January. The […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on the government to provide a “lifeboat” to the countless Filipinos struggling with the skyrocketing fuel prices. “Nakakalunod na ang presyo ng krudo. Kailangan ng ‘lifeboat’ ng ating mga kababayan,” Pimentel said. The veteran legislator issued the statement as Filipinos, especially public utility drivers, commuters and even business operators, […]
Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante, Jr. urged the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to step up what he referred to as its “campaign versus indecency” as he stressed the importance of ensuring that daytime television shows should be fit for family viewing. The House Committee on Human Rights Chairperson pointed out […]