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Senator Win Gatchalian says he has already found the P54 billion needed to fund his bill raising the salaries of teachers by two salary grades. “Hindi po ba may vineto si Pangulong (Rodrigo)Duterte na P95 billion na pork barrel funds sa 2019 budget? Bakit hindi natin kunin ‘yong P54 billion doon para pondohan ang salary […]
Abusive taxi drivers may soon have their days numbered as Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to create a taxi passengers bill of rights against rude and unruly cab drivers. In filing Senate Bill No. 730, or the Bill of Rights of Taxi Passengers, Gatchalian explained that to address the problem of unruly […]
Christmas came early for four distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Saudi Arabia, after a group of placement and recruitment agencies stepped in to arrange their immediate repatriation after the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, relayed their appeal to go home after suffering abuses at the hands of their former […]
A bill which seeks to protect consumers against the imposition of unreasonable and expensive parking fees by owners of malls, hospitals schools, and other establishments has started moving in the Senate. Senator Win Gatchalian said Senate Bill No. 745, or the Parking Fees Regulation Act, which he has authored, is a “timely and straightforward measure” […]
Amid the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Senator Bong Go bared another alleged anomaly in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “We have received reports that some inmates were moved into the New Bilibid Prison […]
Manufacturers of pre-packed beverages should come up with environmentally-friendly designs for their products as a way to eliminate the use of plastic drinking straws. Instead of an outright ban on the use of plastic drinking straws, Senator Sonny Angara said it would be a better idea for establishments to charge their customers for the use […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa has defended his proposal for the restoration of the death penalty, saying his bill will only cover drug trafficking and other drug-related crimes. “Yung aking proposed measure, sa drug trafficking lang yon. Yung ibang heinous crime hindi kasama kasi nakikita ko mahihirapang lumusot. (My proposed measure covers only drug trafficking. Other heinous crimes are not included because […]
“Today, I have a solution.” Senator Bong Go expressed this statement before members of the 18th Congress as he filed his Senate Bill (SB) No. 1003 which seeks to amend the Revised Penal Code, particularly Articles 29, 97, 98 and 99, the same provisions which were amended and rendered unclear by RA 10592. “The Filipino […]
Senate President Tito Sotto III, and Senators Ping Lacson and Dick Gordon have filed a bill seeking to repeal Republic Act 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. The senators filed Senate Bill 993 proposing to scrap the law that shaves off jail time of inmates due to good behavior amid public outcry […]
Senator Sonny Angara is calling for more support for local industries, with particular focus on diversification in order to boost exports and help the growth of the local economy. Presiding over the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing on the proposed 2020 national budget as chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Angara noted how […]