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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 […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 2002, or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, which seeks to raise wages in the private sector across all regions by P150. “A decent life costs a decent wage,” said Zubiri. “If workers are putting in hours and hours of labor, day after day, and yet […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has sought a Senate investigation on the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress that has been causing surmounting damages to the marine ecosystem and biodiversity, among others. Villar filed Senate Resolution 537 directing the Senate committee on environment, natural resources and climate change to conduct, in aid of legislation, […]
To convey her pride and steadfast support for Antique’s culture and tradition, and in celebration of the International Women’s Day, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda brings Antique’s very own ‘patadyong’, a versatile textile that has become a huge part of the province’s age-old tradition, culture and heritage, to the Senate. Dubbed ‘Wear a Patadyong,’ […]
The Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives signed a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of an integrated and secure digital legislative management system called the eCongress. Senate President Migz Zubiri led the Senate delegation while House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo attended on behalf of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in […]
The Senate committee on public services headed by Senator Grace Poe raised the urgent need to improve the technical capacity of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and upgrade critical equipment to avert future glitches at the country’s airports. These should be complemented with the roll out of sufficient engineering guidelines and training […]
Senator Robin Padilla expressed his dismay over the hazing death of Adamson University student John Salilig, after an official of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity failed to recite the organization’s prayer during a Senate panel hearing. Padilla, who attended the hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Salilig’s hazing, challenged Daniel […]
The Senate recently adopted a resolution seeking to establish an integrated and secure digital legislative management system for the Congress to be known as eCongress. Introduced by Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, the chamber unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. […]
Senator Bong Go commended the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for listening to the pleas of ordinary Filipinos by deciding to postpone its planned phase out of traditional jeepneys from June 30 to December 31 of this year. “Alinsunod po sa advice ni (Department of Transportation Secretary) Jaime Bautista at alinsunod sa pahayag […]