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Senator Dick Gordon denounced the murder of veteran journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan who was shot dead by still unidentified assailants inside his family’s small store in Calbayog City, Samar early evening of Dec. 8. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, said that Malabanan’s assassination casts another stain in the dirty record […]
Senator Dick Gordon has pushed for the immediate passage of his proposed Senate measure mandating the accurate reporting of deaths and illnesses of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and detained children in conflict with law (CICL). Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, filed Senate Bill (SB) 1771, also known as the […]
While Senator Win Gatchalian welcomed the addition of more schools in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face or in-person classes, he pressed the need for continued vigilance especially as the world monitors the threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 177 more schools joined the pilot run of limited in-person learning recently. According to the Department […]
Senator Dick Gordon has extended assistance to 1,000 inmates, also known as persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at the Laguna provincial jail by administering COVID-19 vaccines that would protect them against the coronavirus. Gordon, who heads the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, has mobilized the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramped up its vaccination drive to support the National Vaccination Days after the National Task Force Against COVID-19 extended the vaccination days until December 3. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon deployed its Bakuna Buses and Bakuna Centers, which vaccinated 8,155 individuals on December 2. The PRC continues to […]
Senators approved on third and final reading a bill granting Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eder Zobel de Ayala who has dedicated her life to various socio-civic activities in the country and championing the causes of literacy, education, and family planning, among others. All 21 senators, physically and virtually present, gave their thumbs up to […]
Pending the resolution of cases in court, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to observe the status quo in the operations of Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) under the leadership of its board-appointed general manager. “We’ve known BENECO as a perfectly managed cooperative. My only interest being your chairman of the Senate Energy […]
Senator Sonny Angara reminded the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to settle all of its obligations, particularly to the private hospitals, which have accumulated to billions of pesos over time. The Chairman of the Committee on Finance took note of the increase in the government subsidies provided to PhilHealth–from P71.3 billion in 2021 to P79.9 […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to fill the shortfall in the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) to prevent the mounting of government debt to private schools. SHS VP is a financial assistance program in the form of vouchers that subsidizes qualified SHS learners from participating private or non-DepEd public senior high schools. “A shortfall […]
The government should adopt a zero tolerance policy against text scams as the “next great pyramid” will be built on the foundation of stolen data of cellphone and internet users, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Iyan po ang dapat nating paghandaan. Sabi nga po nila, there are more pyramids in the Philippines than in Egypt. While […]