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SENATOR DELA ROSA RECOVERS FROM COVID-19

Senator Bato Dela Rosa reiterated the need to exert extra effort in following the health protocols being implemented by the government to ensure the safety of everyone from the coronavirus disease 2019 or the dreaded COVID-19. In his first live interview following his discharge from the hospital due to COVID-19, Dela Rosa shared his fight […]

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2021 BUDGET TO BOOST PH INTERNET SERVICE – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara said the country should begin to experience better internet connectivity even in remote and inaccessible areas once the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) completes the first phase of its National Broadband Program (NBP). Under the P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Bill that was ratified recently by Congress, Angara noted that the […]

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PACQUIAO BAGS ‘CLEAN AIR CHAMPION’ AWARD

Boxing champion and Senator Manny Pacquiao is urging the public to plant more trees as part of measures to save the environment. “Magtulong-tulong tayo upang maging malinis ang ating kapaligiran. Ipagpatuloy natin ang pagiging plantita at plantito. Magtanim tayo ng mga puno sa halip na ubusin ang oras sa mga bisyo (Let us help one another […]

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GET ABANDONED KIDS ADOPTED FASTER – POE

Senator Grace Poe said thousands of abandoned children could find new families with secure yet less stringent domestic adoption process in place. In the sponsorship speech of her measure, Senate Bill No. 1070 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption bill, Poe said it’s high time to do away with the judicial phase of the adoption process, […]

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MAKE EDUCATION DISABLED-FRIENDLY AMID COVID-19

Amid the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Senator Win Gatchalian stressed the need to institutionalize accessible and disability-responsive education services nationwide. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture pointed out that before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit the country, access to education was already a challenge […]

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PROBE MASS LAYOFFS AT DOLEFIL – HONTIVEROS

Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to investigate the alleged irregularities surrounding the retrenchment of nearly 500 regular workers of Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil), one of the largest producers and exporters of fresh and canned pineapples. “Nanawagan ako sa DOLE to immediately look into this case. Ngayong panahon ng pandemya, […]

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SC MANDANAS DECISION A BOOST TO LGU DEV’T — CUA

With the local government unit (LGU) allotment from national taxes to increase as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Mandanas v. Ochoa, LGUs will have access to more financial resources that they can use to fund infrastructure development, as well as services that have been devolved to LGUs from the national government. Speaking […]

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EO 121 TO FASTRACK COVID-19 VACCINE PURCHASE – GO

Senator Bong Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for issuing Executive Order 121 granting authority to the Director General of the Food and Drug Administration to issue Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drugs and vaccines once they are available. “Maraming salamat sa ating Pangulo sa pag-issue ng EO na naglalayong mapapabilis ang […]

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SENATE OKS PROPOSED P4.5T NAT’L BUDGET – ANGARA

The Senate with 22 affirmative votes, no negative and no abstention, passed on third and final reading the proposed P4.506 trillion national budget. The Senate approved House Bill No. 7727 or the General Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes funding to strengthen the government’s COVID- 19 response, provide assistance to victims of calamities, and support […]

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WOMEN ENTREPS PAVE WAY FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY – POE

Resilient, strategic thinkers and persevering, women entrepreneurs are paving the way in the country’s economic recovery following a slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Grace Poe said. Despite the fracturing impact of the pandemic, Poe said there is clear optimism and rapid responsiveness among women entrepreneurs to turn the challenges into opportunities not only […]