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Senator Grace Poe said the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) needs to do more to ensure that its concessionaires fulfill their obligations, as “slapping fines on those who fail their obligations is not enough.” The MWSS Regulatory Office (RO) penalized Maynilad P27.48 million recently for failing to supply water to consumers in the south […]
As the country observes National Zero Waste Month and the 22nd anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act this January, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda joined the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and environmental groups in lobbying for the urgent passage of a national regulation towards a phase out and eventual ban of […]
Senator Bong Go extended his warm congratulations for the successful groundbreaking of a new sports complex in Siniloan, Laguna. Go was set to personally attend the event but had to cancel due to the inclement weather in the area. The legislator was also scheduled to attend the fiesta celebrations in the town of Famy in […]
Saying that Mindanao supplies 40% of the country’s food requirements and contributes 30% to the national food trade, Senator Cynthia Villar guaranteed to further boost growth in the agricultural sector. As a lawmaker, Villar said she had crafted and pushed for laws to improve the lives of our farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. […]
Senator Loren Legarda expressed optimism that humanity can win the fight against climate change if global policies and actions are put in place and implemented to significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions, similar to the effort against ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Legarda cited a 2022 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that the ozone layer […]
Acknowledging the initiatives of Senator Cynthia Villar in cleaning the Las Piñas-Zapote River and waterways in Las Piñas City, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had chosen the city for its pilot-test of Kochi Marutaka’s floating amphibious excavator. Villar noted this Japanese technology, which is new to Las Pinas City, can do extensive dredging while floating […]
An advocate for the welfare of Filipino farmers and agricultural workers, Senator Bong Go reiterated his push for his filed Senate Bill No. 194 or the E-Governance Act of 2022 which mandates the government to establish an integrated, interconnected, and interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications network spanning the entirety of the national and local […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has pushed for local government units’ increased participation and involvement in preserving Filipino heritage through cultural mapping. Legarda, the chairperson of the Committee on Culture and the Arts, stressed the significance of conserving the Philippine culture and ethnicity and giving meaning to what being a Filipino means as she […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri is decrying the lack of security measures in the facilities of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), following his line of questioning during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services recently regarding the shutdown of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Air Traffic System at the beginning […]
Recognizing its continuing care for the holistic well-being of the people, Senator Cynthia Villar has commended the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (PMCC) 4th Watch on the occasion of its International Missionary Day. On January 15, 2023, the PMCC 4th Watch will hold its International Missionary Day which will be attended by the brethrens and […]