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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 […]
Uniformed services and government agencies expressed support for Senator Ping Lacson’s bills seeking to raise the compulsory retirement age of personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) from 56 to 57. Lacson, who chaired the first hearing on the measures by the […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has proposed a legislative measure seeking to exempt common areas within residential subdivisions and condominiums from real property taxes (RPT) to provide financial relief to millions of middle-class families. Senate Bill No. 2569 proposes an amendment to Section 234 of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 to remove […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has expressed alarm over the widespread circulation of fake Persons with Disabilities (PWD) identification cards in the Philippines, with the illegal sale of such IDs thriving on online platforms. During the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Tulfo cited data from the […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano pushed for the inclusion of sports, art, and culture in the government’s Cabinet cluster for education, seeking to give these sectors a greater role in shaping the country’s education and workforce development policies. During the Senate’s budget briefing for the Department of Education (DepEd), Cayetano stressed the importance of […]
“Trouble should be seen as an opportunity for order, an opportunity for better relations, an opportunity for discussions, an opportunity for diplomacy.” This was the message of Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano as he called for a measured approach to disputes involving the Philippines and China, stressing that the country must defend its sovereignty […]
Senator Bong Go called for intensified and preemptive government action as worsening El Niño conditions have placed 106 cities and municipalities across five regions under a state of calamity, affecting hundreds of thousands of Filipinos and inflicting billions of pesos in agricultural losses. Go stressed that government agencies and local government units must act before […]
Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano urged the Senate leadership to reconsider the schedule of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial and prioritize deliberations on the national budget, warning that rushing the trial and pushing the plenary budget deliberations to the end of November can worsen the country’s economic challenges. “Given the Super El Niño, given the […]
Senator Bong Go called on the country’s sports institutions to keep athletes from becoming casualties of internal disputes, governance problems and financial difficulties within national sports associations, saying those who train and compete for the Philippines should never be made to suffer because of “sports politics.” Go made the appeal as chairperson of the Senate […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed support for hog raisers’ call to raise farmgate pork prices and tighten import controls, saying the government must help ensure local producers receive fair compensation while keeping pork prices manageable for Filipino consumers. A group of local hog raisers recently called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Agriculture […]