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No child should go hungry again with the signing into law of the National Feeding Program, Senator Grace Poe, one of the main authors of the measure, said. Now Republic Act No. 11037, Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act was signed on June 20. “Hunger strikes to the very core of our humanity. Children, […]
Senator Nancy Binay called out the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) to fully review fiscal policies of government owned and controlled corporations particularly those which were flagged by the audit commission. According to Binay, the GCG, being the government’s central advisory and oversight body over the public corporate sector, can start reviewing policies and fiscal […]
Senator Aquilino Koko Pimentel III questioned the “wisdom and timing” of a leading banking institution’s announcement to impose new and increased fees on numerous customer transactions, calling the move “an uncaring corporate act to milk more money from the bank’s own customers.” The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the third largest bank in the […]
Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III urged the newly-elected officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to lead local campaigns to encourage unregistered youth who are eligible to vote to register for the May 13, 2019 national and local elections, stressing that SK officials are in a position to encourage their […]
Senator Dick Gordon has assured that recommendations from the Senate’s investigations on various issues were based on pieces of evidence that the committees have painstakingly gathered during their probes. “Charges have been filed against various officials found, during the said investigations, to have committed offenses.” Gordon, who chairs the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee, said that […]
Following the death of an arrested “tambay” inside a jail facility in Quezon City, Senator Dick Gordon called on local government units (LGUs) to devote resources for ensuring the humane treatment of prisoners. Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, pointed out that resources should be allocated for the improvement of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to change its ‘anti-tambay’ operation into an ‘anti-pasaway’ campaign to address concerns that it would target innocent bystanders on the streets who were not violating the law. “Dapat nga lang malinaw natin kung ano ang intention ng mga pulis sa operasyon na ito. Kaya nga ho […]
Senate Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday urged members of the Oversight Committee for the Entry of a New Major Player in the Public Telecommunications Market to “hammer out their differences” and finalize the terms of reference (TOR) for the entry of a third telco provider before the President’s State […]
With the Duterte administration launching a campaign against street idlers or tambays as a crime prevention measure, Senator Dick Gordon has called for the creation of more jobs, so that idle citizens would have less time to spend loitering on the streets, especially at night. “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. Kung walang ginagawa at […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is looking to craft comprehensive legislation to develop the local natural gas industry as the country braces for the impending end of the Malampaya Gas-to-Power Project. The Malampaya project supplies fuel to five natural gas plants with a total installed capacity of 3,211 MW. This amounts to 21.33% of the installed capacity […]