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Officials designated as officers-in-charge (OICs) of government agencies are barred from entering into long-term agreements or high-value contracts on behalf of the government, if the proposed measure filed by Senator Francis Tolentino is enacted into law. Tolentino filed Senate Bill No. 2434, which seeks to amend the provisions of Executive Order No. 292 or the […]
All public servants – from the clerk all the way to the President – must be excluded from the “protection” of the Bank Secrecy Act, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Lacson said this will help curb corruption as government officials and employees who enrich themselves while in office will have a harder time hiding their ill-gotten […]
Senator Win Gatchalian enjoins colleagues to consider the enactment of his bill seeking to institutionalize the grounds for declaration of nuisance political candidates and imposition of a fine for putting the election process in mockery or disrepute. Gatchalian said that while the 1987 Constitution guarantees equal access to opportunities for public service, the Supreme Court […]
Saying that the globe is in the middle of a climate emergency, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need to find the strategic interventions to drastically redeem what would have been valuable materials from the waste stream. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, has sponsored Senate Bill No. 2425, […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list says it will oppose any moves for the mandatory registration of bicycles in the 19th Congress. “We will fight for the right of the public to freely own bicycles, electric kick scooters, and other non-motorized forms of transport,” PBA Party-list spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles said. Nograles said they […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Education to go on full blast in inoculating teachers, and set a target rate of 100% as the government prepares to pilot test face-to-face classes. “Sa tingin ko dapat gawing accessible sa mga guro at school personnel ang bakuna, at mabakunahan ang lahat ng ating mga guro. DepEd […]
Senator Migz Zubiri filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Senate reelection on the sixth day of the filing period at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. Zubiri was accompanied by his wife Aubrey when he filed his COC as an independent candidate, just like when he ran in the 2016 polls. The […]
Filipinos who insist on not getting vaccinated may change their minds with more encouragement from the government and the private sector – such as allowing only fully vaccinated people to dine, shop or patronize establishments indoors. Senator Panfilo Lacson made the call for more of such win-win measures even as he reiterated that the government […]
To help ramp up the digitization of financial services in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to enjoin more banks and electronic-money issuers (EMIs) to offer free online bank transfers and transaction fees. Gatchalian, the vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, made the […]
After three productive terms in the House of Representatives, Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones will campaign to take “Alagang Sol” from her district to the rest of Laguna as she hopes to continue serving her kababayan in the province as its next governor. The veteran legislator on Monday filed her certificate of candidacy for […]