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Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to exercise prudence in classifying movies and contents being streamed on different platforms, including online streaming providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Gatchalian made the call as he expressed concern that many Filipinos may easily access movies with themes showing excessive […]
The Department of Health (DOH) will have a total of P7.54 billion for its national immunization program in 2020, Senator Sonny Angara said. Under the program, vaccines will be administered for free to children, pregnant women, men and women. 2.7 million infants will be given vaccines. More or less 2.7 million infants will be given […]
Several senators have joined the mounting call to increase the salaries of public school teachers in recognition of the critical role they play in the lives of the youth and in nation-building. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri vowed to prioritize bills that propose pay hikes and additional grants for teachers that have been filed […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution honoring and commending teachers and educators for their hard work and commitment in shaping the country’s future leaders. Senate Resolution No. 142 was adopted to consolidate Senate Resolution Nos. 149 and 155, authored by Senators Bong Revilla, Win Gatchalian and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri respectively. October 5 […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to look into the possibility of suspending the wearing of school uniforms amid the continuing dengue threat in the country. In a letter to Education Sec. Leonor Briones, Binay noted how students can wear jogging pants or long pants instead of school uniforms until the dengue […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said a law may be needed to further regulate the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems in the Philippines. Gatchalian issued the statement after the CEO of Juul Labs stepped down amid growing concern in the United States over the safety of the e-cigarette company’s products. […]
The Senate recently received the House-approved General Appropriations Bill for 2020, which provides for the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for next year. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate committee on finance, confirmed this development in a statement sent to reporters. “Our finance subcommittees are completing the hearings on the proposed budgets of the last […]
Senator Bong Go condemned U.S. senators for their “brazen interference” in the judicial process and internal affairs of the Philippines. This came on the heels of the news that a panel of the U.S. Senate has approved an amendment in an appropriations bill that will ban Philippine government officials from entering U.S. territory for their […]
Senator Bong Go commended the signing into law of Republic Acts (RA) 11449, 11458 and 11448. RA 11449, also known as “An Act Providing for Additional Prohibitions to and Increasing Penalties for Violations of Republic Act No. 8484, or the ‘Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998,’” declares bank system hacking and automated teller machine (ATM) […]
Government has no choice but to tap the full potential of the Pasig River “as a nautical road” which can ease the “terrible congestion” in Metro Manila roads, Sen. Sonny Angara said. “I think the first order of business is to make the ferry system financially buoyant again,” Angara, chair of the Senate finance committee, […]