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Senator Grace Poe has called on her colleagues in the Senate to give their nod to the franchise bids of three power distribution utilities in the provinces of Leyte, Romblon and Negros Occidental to avert brownouts. Poe, chairperson of the committee on public services, sponsored in plenary three bills that would grant franchises to power […]
Senator Robin Padilla filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the Department of Agrarian Reform’s delivery of Agricultural Information Services. In Senate Resolution 1016, Padilla particularly sought to look into the rights and limitations attached to the Certificate of Land Ownership Awards, and on the available government agricultural credit and financing assistance. The legislator’s resolution sought […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate Resolution (SR) seeking to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the nation. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, filed SR No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. Tulfo filed SR No. 1008 following the declaration of […]
Senator Bong Go has dispatched his Malasakit Team to assist the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) students during the TESDA Orientation held in Malabon City recently. “As TESDA students, remember that the skills and knowledge you have acquired here will be your foundation for success in your chosen field,” Go said in a […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros inspected a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm in Bamban, Tarlac, after it was raided for human trafficking and serious illegal detention cases. Hontiveros was then informed by the Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) that six Chinese fugitives were found on the premises of Zun Yuan Technology, Inc., all of whom were […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has expressed his condolences and prayers to the family and loved ones of former Senator and freedom fighter Rene Saguisag, who passed away on April 24. In a statement on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Escudero described Saguisag as a patriot, nationalist and an honest public servant. “My sincere condolences and prayers […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has cited urban agriculture and home gardening as the answers to the country’s ballooning population and the increasing food demand and consumption. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Agriculture and Food committee, said she has been practicing urban agriculture and home gardening in her home city in Las Piñas. The veteran legislator has […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on the youth to be protectors of the environment, especially the country’s protected areas like the Las Piñas Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP). Villar also lauded as “Wetland Heroes” those who joined their Facebook Reel-making contest on LPPWP. “You are all winners to me because by making your videos and promoting this […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, in collaboration with the Office of Congressman Antonio Legarda, once again hosted the Miss Philippines Earth (MPE) candidates in her home province, Antique. Twenty-Nine (29) beautiful Filipinas visited the province from April 20 to 21, as Antique continues to be one of MPE’s environmental partners under this year’s theme, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar renewed her commitment to preserve the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) and prevent its defacement, exploitation and destruction and any encroachment on it. “This wetland park is very dear to me. Not only did I help build the facilities you find here, but I also vigorously pushed for the declaration of this […]