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Senator Sonny Angara said Congress has enough time left in its legislative calendar to approve the bill extending the validity of certain items of the 2019 national budget. Angara, the chairman of the Committee on Finance, said a hearing would no longer be necessary for Senate Bill 1153, which he filed last November 6, and […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to make responsible social media use a key component in mental health programs for schools, noting that increased smartphone and social media use has been linked to depression and anxiety among children and adolescents. In a news report, Dr. Cornelio Banaag, Jr. of the Medical […]
The Judges-at-Large Act of 2018, which was sponsored by Senator Dick Gordon, could be the solution to the problem on court vacancies as stated by Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta. According to Peralta, around 20 percent of courts nationwide are vacant and in need of judges. The Chief Justice said that one of the […]
The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has backed the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte on the possibility of a nationwide ban on the use of plastic. Senator Cynthia Villar said the possible plastic ban is urgent as she cited a 2015 report on plastic pollution by the international group Ocean […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education to heighten precautionary measures and prevent students from consuming pork products that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, has called for DepEd’s vigilance following reports that processed pork from China tested positive for ASF. […]
Senator Bong Revilla has filed a resolution (P. No. 195) calling for stricter implementation of the provisions of Republic Act No. 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, to ensure protection of public health and market access of locally-produced foods and food products is facilitated. Revilla believes that a strict implementation of the Food […]
Senator Grace Poe said road tragedies are grim reminders that lapses in road safety must be immediately addressed to save lives. In her sponsorship speech of Senate Bill No. 1122 (Committee Report No. 15) or the proposed National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, Survivors and their Families Act, Poe called for urgent action […]
Staying true to his commitment to personally listen to the plight of disaster-stricken Filipinos wherever they are in the country, Senator Bong Go visited and assisted fire victims in Sitio Ambulong, Barangay Manocmanoc, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan recently where he distributed financial and food assistance to them. “Pumupunta ako sa mga nasunugan kasi nais kong […]
Senate President Tito Sotto has proposed the institutionalization of a Department of Public Safety (DPS) in every province, city and municipality to provide fully functional emergency response and traffic management system. Sotto filed the proposed Public Safety Act under Senate Bill No. 239, which aims to augment law enforcement, oversee the operations of private security […]
Senator Bong Go distributed cash assistance and grocery packs to victims of a recent fire that struck at 12th Street to 18th Street of Barangay Nazareth in Cagayan de Oro City. “Saad nako sa Pilipino, maski asa mo sa Pilipinas, basta kaya sa akong panahon ug kaya sa akong oras, adtoon gyud ta mo (I […]