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The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to prohibit merchants from imposing expiry dates on gift checks, certificates or cards. “A gift certificate, check or card is, for all intents and purposes, good as cash. It is purchased with money and money having no expiry date, it follows that gift […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III filed a bill that would reduce the worries of OFWs sending gifts to their families back home by exempting one balikbayan box per month per OFW from taxes and duties, and generally prohibiting Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel from opening the boxes. Senate Bill No. 1168, if passed into […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for approving three major pieces of legislation passed during the First Regular Session of the 17th Congress. Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 10928, which extends the validity of Philippine Passport up to 10 years; RA 10929, which establishes free internet access in public places; and […]
Seventy (70) municipal mayors from all over the Philippines, including 50 chapter presidents of the League of Municipalities of the Philipines (LMP), took their oath as new members Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), in Lubao, Pampanga. Led by LMP National President and Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Maria Fe Villar-Brondial, the […]
After getting a number of complaints from various stakeholders on the implementation of Republic Act 10912 or the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act, Senator Sonny Trillanes IV filed P.S. Resolution 441 or the resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry on the law’s implementation. According to Trillanes, chairman of the Committee on Civil Service, Government […]
If flood and storm text alerts have been few and infrequent, blame it on the circuitous way that proposed messages are “processed and approved before they are sent out,” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said. “It is not the fault of telcos,” Recto said, “but the process that these alert warnings have to go […]
The Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) held a medical/ dental mission and feeding activity for residents of Gasangan, Baseco, Bgy. 649, Manila. The activity coincided with the celebration of the 78th anniversary of DZRH, the country’s oldest surviving radio station. Senator Cynthia Villar, Director of Villar SIPAG; Chairperson of the […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III told barangay captains that they must clean their ranks and prove to President Duterte that there is no truth to the report that up to 40% of village leaders are involved in illegal drugs. Pimentel said this in his keynote speech to the Strategic Consultation and Workshop on Federalism, […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III on asked government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and concerned citizens to unite in rebuilding Marawi City. Called the Islamic City for its distinctive Islamic edifices and culture, Marawi City was brutally attacked by members of the Maute terrorist group in an attempt to establish a province of ISIS in Southeast […]
House members have expressed support for the passage of House Bill 5343, seeking to establish the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera (ARC), which is being pushed by political leaders of the present Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). In a hearing conducted by the House committee on constitutional amendments chaired by Rep. Roger Mercado (Lone District, […]