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Senator Win Gatchalian is urging all stakeholders to sustain their support for Filipino athletes as the Philippines claimed an overall championship finish at the 30th SEA Games. According to Gatchalian, it is important for all sectors, including the government, academe and the private sector to strengthen the infrastructural, financial, and policy support to athletes considering […]
The bill authored by Senator Grace Poe creating the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was approved on third and final reading at the Senate. “The NTSB is long overdue considering the transportation mishaps that have happened in the past that claimed innocent lives,” Poe said. “With thorough, timely and substantial investigation, we will be able […]
“World-class!” This sums up what two Filipino athletes who won gold in the ongoing Southeast Asian (SEA) Games think about the country’s newly built sports facilities in New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. Olympics-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena and long-distance runner Christine Hallasgo were all praises for the sprawling sports complex, which hosted athletics and […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to ensure that the more than 1.8 million households affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy will have electricity ahead of Christmas. The ECERF, established by Republic Act 11039 or the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants to make Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) course mandatory in all levels, a move that can boost financial literacy nationwide. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill 1192 or the “Economics and Financial Literacy Curriculum Act of 2019” which requires public and private school students in elementary, secondary, tertiary and technical-vocational education levels to […]
To ensure the financial viability and continuous operation of local water districts (LWD) around the country, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the grant of a one-time condonation of the interest arrearages and penalties on the loans they incurred with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). Over the years, several LWDs have accumulated debts, which […]
Senator Lito Lapid is pushing to have a senior citizen sectoral representative in all local legislative councils in order to give the elderly a voice in local governance and legislation. According to Lapid, there is no better way to address the country’s ageing population than to involve senior citizens in policy-making and agenda setting from […]
The Senate has decided to suspend its sessions in view of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberations on the proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 budget. In explaining the week-long work suspension, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Senate work was automatically suspended starting December 2, Monday, […]
Senator Bong Revilla has expressed his commitment to curb the rising rate of obesity in the Philippines, especially among the youth, by inculcating more physical activities and traditional games in the K to 12 curriculum. Revilla filed Senate Bill No. 1121, or “An Act Providing for the Mandatory Inclusion of Anti-Obesity Education Program and Exercise […]
A right balancing system is essential in the plan to increase the taxes on alcohol and tobacco products, Senator Dick Gordon has said. During the interpellation for Senate Bill No. 1074 or the Sin Tax Reform Bill sponsored by Senator Pia Cayetano, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Gordon pointed out that while […]