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Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to institutionalize accessible and affordable hospital services for all public school teachers and their dependents. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1585, Tulfo cited a 2023 study published in Acta Medica Philippina which revealed that Filipino teachers experience high prevalence of stress-related disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal problems, […]
As the P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026 moves from legislation to implementation, long-standing concerns raised by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on the direction and substance of public spending have once again come into focus. Throughout the budget deliberations that led to the approval of the 2026 General Appropriations Act — now […]
Senator Win Gatchalian assured that the 2026 national budget will significantly accelerate classroom construction to address the persistent backlog in basic education facilities. Gatchalian said ₱85 billion is allotted for the construction and rehabilitation of classrooms. Of this amount, ₱65.9 billion is allocated for the construction, replacement, and completion of kindergarten to secondary school buildings, […]
In the Year of the Fire Horse, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson will turn up the heat against corruption, even as he hopes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will bring the same fire to the fight. Lacson said the Filipino people expect no less from their public servants, as they have become more awake and […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson called for a genuine inter-agency investigation into claims linking Cabinet officials to multibillion-peso budget insertions for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) infrastructure projects, as he warned that prematurely dismissing them risks the perception of a “cover-up”. Lacson said it is too early for Malacanang to brand claims […]
May the force be with us. On this note, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson stressed that public vigilance on the 2026 budget must not stop at its approval and signing into law but must continue through its implementation. Lacson said that while religious and civil society groups monitored the bicameral debates on the crafting […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its swift action against a Philippine-based mining corporation embroiled in alleged illegal iron ore-extraction activities in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte. Following reports of illegal mining and extraction activities outside the permissible area and stockpile of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-V (MGB-V), Pangilinan […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo filed Senate Bill No. 1625, known as the “West Philippine Sea (WPS) Education Act,” which mandates the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to include learning topics and materials regarding the issue in the basic and higher education curricula. “We have to stand as a unified nation […]
With public anger still simmering over the flood-control controversy that tainted the 2025 budget cycle, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the bicameral conference committee-approved ₱6.793-trillion 2026 national budget now contains strong, enforceable safeguards for transparency, traceability, and citizen oversight. “Ekis na ang patago at ‘alok-able’ na mga usapan na nagreresulta sa ‘ghost’ projects, overpricing, at mga […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan underscored the importance of establishing a national soil testing program as a cornerstone strategy to address the country’s ongoing rice crisis and ensure long-term food security. In light of rising rice prices, reduced farm productivity, and increasing pressure on domestic supply, Pangilinan said that scientific, data-driven interventions in increasing crop yields are […]