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LGUs Should Be Empowered to Address Local Water Issues – PIMENTEL

  With the supply of clean and potable fresh water soon to be a matter of serious concern in the country’s 122 cities and 1,489 municipalities, local governments should be empowered to address issues involving water supply and distribution as well as wastewater management. Speaking at the 65th General Assembly of the League of Cities […]

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Big Jump in Recipients of Seal of Good Local Governance – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III congratulated all local government units (LGUs) that received the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance for 2017. 448 local government units received the award, a significant increase over the 306 awardees last year. “The increase in the number of awardees is a […]

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Third Telco Player to Spur Competition, Improve Services – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday welcomed Malacañang’s announcement that the President has directed the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) to fast-track the entry of a third telecommunications company in the country. “A third telecommunications firm is exactly what our country needs to end a telco duopoly mired in mediocrity; a […]

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Build Closer Philippine-China Relations – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III joined Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China in a meeting which discussed how to build closer Philippine-China relations. The meeting, hosted by Li, was held at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, and included Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III, Senators Migz Zubiri, Manny Pacquiao, […]

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BSP Helping Business Sector, Country by Keeping Essential Offices Open Suring ASEAN Holidays – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the announcement of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr., who on October 27 said that the BSP’s PHILPASS and cash servicing units would remain open during the ASEAN holidays from November 13 to 15. “The BSP is doing the banking sector, the business sector, and […]

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Exclude BSP Check Clearing Unit from Work Suspension Orders – PIMENTEL

  Stressing the negative impact on the business sector by government directives suspending work in government offices in instances that do not include regular holidays nor inclement weather, Senate President Koko Pimentel III called on the Executive Department to exclude the units involved in check clearing of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from work […]

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Ruling Parties of Philippines and Russia Sign Historic Accord – PIMENTEL

  Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Russia, the largest party in Russia, in St. Petersburg. United Russia is the ruling party of the Russian Federation and counts Russian President Vladimir Putin among its leaders. “This is a historic moment, as it brings Russia and […]

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Senate Majority Calls on Government to Stop EJKs – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III led the members of the majority bloc in filing Senate Resolution No. 518, condemning extrajudicial killings “in the strongest sense” and calling on government to “exert and exhaust all efforts” to stop further killings. Sixteen members of the Senate majority joined the resolution. Senator Joel Villanueva, who was on […]

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Schools Must Help Crack down on Frat Violence – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III cautioned that fraternity violence will persist if schools do not use “vise-like” regulatory policies and stricter monitoring of Greek letter societies in campuses nationwide. “It’s been more than twenty years since the Anti-Hazing Law was enacted in 1995, but the recent death of UST law student Horacio Castillo III […]

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Senate Advocates, Champion of the Makabansa Basketball League Tournament, to Donate Prize to Tahanang Walang Hagdan – PIMENTEL

  Senate President Koko Pimentel III on Monday congratulated the Senate’s basketball team for bagging the Makabansa Basketball League Championship at the Meralco Fitness Center. The Senate Advocates, led by co-captains Senator Sonny Angara and Senator Joel Villanueva, and steered by playing coach lawyer Rodelio Dascil, won 76-75 over the Philippine Star Troopers, ending the […]