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Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reached out to affected communities by the recent oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has been impacting various provinces in MIMAROPA and Western Visayas (Region VI) after MT Princess Empress capsized off the coast of Naujan on February 28. In […]
Senator Bong Go has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2035 or the “Trabaho para sa Bayan Act” which seeks to establish a master plan on employment generation and recovery to achieve short-term and long-term goals and visions for the country. The measure was principally sponsored by Majority Leader Senator Joel Villanueva. In his co-sponsorship speech, Go […]
Senator Bong Go has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2028 which, if passed, seeks to enable senior citizens who turn 80 years old to receive a portion of the P100,000 cash gift intended for centenarians. The bill was principally sponsored by Senator Imee Marcos. The counterpart version in the House of Representatives already passed on 2nd […]
Considering their crucial role to public service delivery in their respective communities, Senator Bong Go maintained the need to develop interventions that would significantly benefit barangay officials so they could better serve their constituents as he continues to push his proposed measure, Senate Bill No. 197 which, if enacted, would provide a Magna Carta for […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on everybody to work together to achieve our goal of improving the lives of coconut farmers and the coconut industry. Villar, Chairperson of the Senate agriculture and food committee, was the guest speaker during the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) Planning Workshop held at ATI […]
Senator Grace Poe exhorted authorities to clamp down on mobile phone scammers without letup as the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) continues. Poe, principal author of the SIM Registration Act, said scams through text still appear in the inbox of subscribers, including recent messages saying their online bank account has been blocked. “There are […]
Senator Bong Go has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2001, or the New Philippine Passport Act, which seeks to provide a new passport law, repealing Republic Act No. 8239, or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996. The measure was principally sponsored by Senator Imee Marcos. In his co-sponsorship, Go recognized the need for a simplified, accessible, […]
Senator Robin Padilla wrapped up public hearings on proposed measures to encourage more foreign investments by amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution – even as he will discuss the issue with counterparts from the House of Representatives. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes in Cebu […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to stop the discrimination of motorcycle riders by police personnel who deliberately setup checkpoints supposed to be as part of their anti-crime operations, but the real purpose is to harass and extort money from riders. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1977, Tulfo lamented that police officers often […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo proposed a measure allowing female students to freely wear trousers or pants in all public and private schools, at all levels, to ensure gender-neutral and flexible school uniform options for everyone. Tulfo filed Senate Bill No. 1986 seeking to create a more inclusive and equitable educational environment for all students regardless of […]