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Senator Koko Pimentel III on Sunday welcomed the COMELEC’s En Banc Resolution declaring that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) under his leadership was the “legitimate” wing of the ruling party, saying that “we can already focus on 2019 and winning in the elections now that this confusing distraction has been resolved.” […]
Voting 16-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Joint Resolution No. 13 extending the availability of funds for victims of human rights violations during the administration of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee chair Senator Dick Gordon has endorsed for plenary approval without amendments Committee Report 495 containing […]
A measure giving protection to infants and young children from deaths and serious injuries arising from road crashes and other traffic-related incidents breezed through the bicameral conference committee recently with no major disagreements on the provisions being pushed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate Committee on Public Services, chaired by […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is ramping up efforts to assist the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OMECO) as an electricity crisis looms over its franchise area after one of its power suppliers suspended operations. The Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC), which supplies 70 percent of electricity in the province, temporarily shut down its […]
Senator Dick Gordon has filed a bill that aims to create a culture of organ donation among Filipinos. The seasoned legislator said a number of countries have already adopted the “Opt-Out” system of organ donation where citizens are presumed to have given their consent to donate their organs upon death unless they specifically refuse to […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to go all-out against guns-for-hire and hit squads amid the spate of killings of local officials. “The killings of local officials happening all over the country is alarming. These are surely election-related and if […]
To encourage transparency in reporting campaign expenses, a bill seeking to increase the spending limit of candidates and political parties is due for floor deliberations in the Senate. Senator Koko Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, said the measure which he himself had re-filed, was recently approved for […]
A one-time opportunity to settle tax obligations that would include estate taxes, general taxes and delinquent accounts will soon be granted to those who have failed to pay for taxable year 2017 and prior years. Senate Bill No. 2059, otherwise known as “An act enhancing revenue administration and collection, and broadening the tax base by […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to consider reintegrating Filipino and Panitikan (Filipino literature) into the mandatory college core curriculum in light of protests coming from the academe and Filipino literary figures. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Sub-Committee on Education Reform, said that after the Supreme Court upheld the validity […]
Senator Sonny Angara hailed as a “step in the right direction” government’s decision to suspend the increase in excise taxes on petroleum products amid soaring price of crude in the world market. “We commend President Rodrigo Duterte and his economic managers for staying sensitive to the plight of our people and adjusting with the times. […]