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As a boy, he grew up homeless and dreamt of one day providing homes for his neighbors in Tondo; as Manila Mayor he delivered on one of the key promises of his 2019 mayoralty campaign: decent mass housing for the city’s informal settlers. Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Monday led the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called for a shift in mindset from wage employment to self-employment for young graduates through the establishment of the Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy. Villanueva made this call in his sponsorship of Senate Bill No. 2205 under Committee Report No. 585, creating the said academy that provides degree programs and training for entrepreneurship. The […]
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a measure that seeks to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. For Senator Win Gatchalian, this is a significant step forward to address the crisis hounding the country’s education sector. The bicameral conference committee report resolved the differences in Senate […]
The Senate of the Philippines recently approved a record 166 bills on third reading, the most bills approved in a single day in recent Senate history, if not this past decade. “I thank our presiding officer, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, for his guidance and leadership, allowing us to become incredibly productive,” said Senate Majority […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan said that instead of imposing mandatory military training via the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) to the youth, the government should focus on strengthening programs that will address food security and hunger. In his DZMM’s ‘On the Spot’ vice-presidential interview, Pangilinan maintained his opposition on the proposal to reimpose mandatory military training […]
Senator Dick Gordon underscored having the ability to hold erring members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) accountable through the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2331, which seeks to establish a specialized court handling cases involving its members. Gordon, the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee chairperson, described accountability as the hallmark of modern democratic […]
Expect the spur of microgrid development in rural areas in the country now that it has been institutionalized and the possibility of realizing total electrification of every household by year end, Senator Win Gatchalian said. “Ngayong ganap na itong batas, umaasa tayo na ang bawat sulok ng bansa ay magkakaroon na ng kuryente sa kani-kanilang […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said that the country’s senior citizens deserve a long overdue increase in their pension in the middle of the pandemic. “Simple at straightforward po ang layunin ng mga panukalang batas na ito: Isanlibong piso kada buwan para sa indigent nating mga lolo at lola,” Villanueva emphasized. The vice chair of the Senate […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants young people, especially students, double-burdened young mothers, and underemployed or laid-off workers, to get mental health treatment as they are shown to be most psychologically impacted by the pandemic. “Malala ang epekto ng pandemya at lockdown sa ating lahat, pero lalo na sa ating mga kabataan. Maraming nakakaramdam ng isolation. Maraming […]
The creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will ensure that the Philippines, which is an archipelago with the fifth longest coastline in the world, will have enough fish and not import the Filipinos’ favorite protein source, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Sisiguruhin ng DFAR na sapat ang isda at iba pang pagkaing dagat […]