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The Senate resumed plenary sessions, following a month-long recess, with the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 as among the key measures up for deliberation. The resumption is in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13, adopted on August 3, 2026, which set November 9 as the resumption of sessions for the second regular session […]
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Vice-Chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo, alongside Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Senator Kiko Pangilinan are proposing to the Japanese government the removal of tariffs on Philippine-made Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs), fruits, and other agricultural products to strengthen bilateral economic relations between the two countries. Tulfo made the proposal during […]
Senator Bong Go continued his efforts to assist disaster-affected communities as his Malasakit Team extended assistance to families affected by a recent fire in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City. The distribution was conducted within the vicinity of the fire site in Barangay Tisa, where residents were still recovering from the October 28 incident that disrupted their […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is calling for an online public accountability dashboard to track the use of funds and monitor the government’s response to the impact of strong El Niño. The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform directed his call to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. himself. “I call on the […]
Senate President Win Gatchalian expressed optimism that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is now well on its way to lasting peace and an economic development long overdue. “Binabati natin ang mga kababayan natin sa BARMM at si Abdulraof Macacua sa pagkakaluklok nya bilang chief minister ng buong rehiyon. Naniniwala tayong isusulong ng […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano reaffirmed his support for the welfare and transformation of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as he brought assistance and a message of faith during his annual birthday visit to Taguig City Jail. “We want to do more because alam naming hindi pa tapos ang Diyos sa buhay ninyo,” Cayetano […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan vowed to closely scrutinize the proposed 2027 national budget, particularly the allocation and use of unprogrammed appropriations, stressing the need to ensure that public funds are spent responsibly and transparently. Pangilinan emphasized that the Senate must thoroughly examine the proposed spending plan to ensure taxpayers’ money goes to programs and services that […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is urging more government agencies to do their part in easing compliance requirements for small entrepreneurs and helping them grow their businesses following the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) suspension of the mandatory online display of its Registration Seal Badge. “A business does not have to be big to […]
Bolstering its institutional push for transparency and public accountability, the Senate formally launched Senate TV, establishing a direct and unfiltered window into the nation’s lawmaking halls. Broadcasting via Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) Digital TV Channel 13.3, the new channel adopts a C-SPAN-style framework to deliver gavel-to-gavel coverage of Senate plenary sessions, committee hearings, and official […]
It is an injustice for Filipino consumers to be burdened with bloated electricity bills due to bill deposits—and to be kept in the dark about them. This was the statement of Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Senator Erwin Tulfo as he heeded the resounding complaints of consumers shocked by skyrocketing electric bills attributed to bill […]