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Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for the passage of one of her priority bills that will provide all senior citizens with a P1,500 monthly social pension to augment their daily living expenses. This comes as the Senate Committee on Social Justice and Rural Development held its first hearing on Senate Bill No. 215 or the […]
Senator Loren Legarda manifested her full support for the privilege speech of Senator Pia Cayetano recently, reaffirming her stance on the continuing need to protect and promote breastfeeding in the Philippines. “Breastfeeding is a proven life-saving intervention. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend initiating it within the first hour after birth, exclusively breastfeeding for […]
Senator Lito Lapid met with officials of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to learn about the current status of the government’s various housing programs. One of the key proposals raised by Lapid is addressing the issue of overpopulation in Metro Manila through the “Balik Probinsya Program.” “I have been advocating for […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo commended the e-wallet firms for complying with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ 48-hour deadline since August 14, to remove the links of online gambling sites from their mobile applications. “We laud the move of the e-wallet firms to delink these online gambling sites from their platforms. This is a sign that the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said that while he still supports a total ban on online gambling, the government should in the meantime focus on “regulations that work” to address its growing reach and social costs. “I’m still for the total ban. But between the total ban at wala tayong gagawin, I want to focus on […]
Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo has issued a stern warning: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan could be cited for contempt if e-wallet links to online gambling apps are not removed by Sunday, August 17. In the inaugural hearing of the Senate panel, the BSP revealed that […]
Senator Ping Lacson scored an early win in his efforts to ensure transparency in the budget process, after he set two demands to which Senate finance committee chairman Win Gatchalian agreed. Following a “solution-finding discussion”, Lacson said Gatchalian agreed to name the proponents of the amendments on the floor, to put it on record. “We agreed […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has suggested the inclusion of tax deductions and private sector partnerships in the provisions of the Classroom Building Acceleration Program Act. A former chairman of the education panel during his first term in the Senate, Pangilinan shared some of the interventions undertaken by his then-committee during the joint hearing of the basic […]
Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Erwin Tulfo is set to spearhead the hearing on bills seeking to address the ill effects of online gambling in the Philippines this August 14. “Sa Thursday, sasalang ang mga bills on online gambling sa Senate Committee on Games and Amusements” Tulfo announced. “It’s a crisis na eh. […]
Senator Ping Lacson pushed for the all-out help of the private sector in addressing the flooding problem, even as he continues his own probe into failed and ghost flood control projects that have cost taxpayers more than P2 trillion in the last 15 years. Lacson said the offer of San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang […]