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The Senate recently passed on Second Reading a bill offering incentives to private developers to build affordable rental units for poor and low‑income families. Sponsored by Senator Chiz Escudero, Senate Bill No. 2507 gives life to the Constitution’s mandate to government and the private sector to work together in addressing the country’s housing needs. “The […]
Senator Bong Go extended his condolences and assistance to the family of 41-year-old Jerland Enriquez who died after risking his life to rescue three neighbors during severe flooding in Quezon City recently. Enriquez, a fruit porter originally from Nueva Ecija, went missing after helping save a mother and her two children who were swept away […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is pressing for amendments to Republic Act No. 6552 or the Realty Installment Buyer Act, saying the 54‑year‑old law must be updated to fit today’s housing and financial landscape. Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement, said families face unfair treatment under the current framework, and told […]
Hundreds of indigent residents in Muntinlupa City received assistance with the support of Senator Bong Go, Muntinlupa City Councilor Raul Corro, and concerned national government agencies. A total of 300 beneficiaries received financial assistance from the national government to help them cope with immediate needs. They also received various forms of support, including shirts, snacks, […]
When Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin stepped on Chicago’s Allianz Stage during Lollapalooza 2026 last July, they carried on their shoulders the collective dreams and hopes of a people to whom music is a shared language, a way of life and love, a vital part of the social fabric, and a pillar of cultural […]
Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Erwin Tulfo assured the public that removal of systems loss charge cannot be recovered by electric companies in other ways. This follows concerns of consumers that the impending removal of systems loss charges may just be recovered by electric companies in other ways, such as lodging it on distribution and […]
Senate President Win Gatchalian flagged delays in the implementation of big-ticket transport projects and urged the Department of Transportation to weed out non-essential foreign-funded projects and prevent the government from wasting public funds on interest and penalties. According to Gatchalian, the DOTr should conduct a comprehensive audit of its infrastructure and technical support projects and […]
Senator Bong Go urged Congress and the executive branch to ensure that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) receives the funding legally earmarked for Universal Health Care, warning against repeating years in which billions of pesos in mandated health revenues failed to fully reach the state insurer. During the Senate budget hearing, Go reviewed PhilHealth […]
Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero voted no on lowering the conviction threshold in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, reaffirming his July 6 ruling that conviction requires 16 votes under the Constitution. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, voted 13 in favor, with one negative and six not participating on Senator […]
Citing recent incidents of violence involving the youth, Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed support for proposed measures seeking to strengthen the protection of Filipino children from threats to their safety and well-being in schools and online. This includes Senate Bill No. 2426, or the Comprehensive School Safety Act; Senate Bill No. 1819, or the SAGIP Bata […]