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Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2440, or the proposed “Media Workers Hazard Pay Act,” seeking to grant hazard pay and additional insurance benefits to media workers assigned to dangerous areas and emergency situations. “Media workers serve as the eyes and ears of the public during the most difficult and dangerous situations. Kung […]
Senator Ping Lacson is pushing for a higher 2027 budget and expanded fiscal autonomy for the Office of the Ombudsman similar to the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act (RA 12233), while proposing that a portion of funds restituted to the national government in corruption cases including the flood control scandal be earmarked to augment the agency’s […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called for a national dialogue that would address both the practical causes of flooding and the recurring corruption that undermines the country’s flood-control efforts. In a Facebook livestream, the Minority Leader stressed that flood-control projects and government reforms alone cannot end the country’s recurring floods. Cayetano said the Philippines […]
The Senate Minority Bloc led by Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano honored 20 service workers, volunteers, and community frontliners whose daily acts of courage and compassion help keep communities running. The bloc organized the activity titled “Ordinaryong Pilipino sa Ekstraordinaryong Pagkakataon: Mga Kwento ng mga Bagong Bayani sa Makabagong Henerasyon” at the Senate in celebration […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1962 under Committee Report No. 44, or the Government Contracting and Procurement Integrity Act, which seeks to bar relatives of covered public officials and personnel within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity from participating in government contracts. The measure was approved during […]
To strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman in fulfilling its constitutional mandate to fight corruption, Senator Ping Lacson has filed a bill creating a law enforcement service that would empower it to effect arrests and detention, searches and seizures in accordance with the law – and said he is prepared to expedite its passage. Lacson […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano marked World Lake Day by highlighting the remarkable progress Laguna Lake in the City of Taguig has seen in recent years and its vast untapped potential. “Nung congressman pa ako ng 1998, naging passion ko na po kung paano pagandahin ang Laguna Lake. Nagkaroon lang po syempre ako ng […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano expressed support for a measure seeking to ensure the proper reintegration of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning to the country for good, emphasizing the need to implement this through stronger interagency cooperation. “Let me express support for the bill. It’s a very good bill, we need it,” the veteran […]
Committee on Migrant Workers Chairperson Senaor Raffy Tulfo urged his colleagues to support the immediate passage of Senate Bill No. 2423 or “The Bagong Balikbayan Act” which establishes a comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable reintegration program for returning Overseas Filipino Workers. In his sponsorship speech for SB No. 2423 , Tulfo said that while the Department […]
Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development Chairman Erwin Tulfo has urged parents and guardians to strengthen communication lines with their children and avoid relying solely on technology to monitor their well-being. This comes after a gun was found inside the bag of a Grade 9 student in Pinamungajan, Cebu— just days after […]