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The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure creating judges-at-large positions in the lower courts to address the overloading of cases in the trial courts. Senate Bill 2065, under Committee Report No. 496, or the “Judges At-Large Act of 2018” was approved with 17 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of a bill seeking to increase excise taxes on tobacco products within the remaining nine session days of the current 17th Congress. In a press conference, Gatchalian said the “best opportunity” to pass the proposed tobacco tax increase is during the last session days before the 17th […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, in her campaign sorties around the country, pushed for the creation of more livelihood opportunities to benefit women, especially mothers who can’t afford to leave their children and the family home. “Syempre tayong mga nanay, maraming responsibilidad sa bahay. That is why I established livelihood projects in communities na malapit lang at […]
Making sure that more Filipinos will benefit from the government’s “Build, Build, Build Program,” Senator Cynthia Villar brought construction training courses to the communities. Through the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG), Villar said 10 mobile construction schools were deployed to different areas in the country to teach courses on masonry […]
Developing new city centers across the country to expand development in the regions and spread economic activities outside the densely populated Metro Manila will help sustain the remarkable economic growth of the Philippines in the coming years, Senator Sonny Angara said. “As the National Capital Region (NCR) becomes increasingly saturated, it is necessary that we […]
Senator Sonny Angara said government should set a higher minimum pay for teachers if it wants to recruit and retain highly effective educators who will prepare Filipino students for the challenges of the future. “If we value education and we intend to create a more educated generation of Filipinos, then we need to pay teachers […]
Senator Joel Villanueva cast his vote early in the morning of Election Day at the Bunlo Elementary School Bocaue, Bulacan. Together with his wife, Gladys, Villanueva arrived at about 7:30 a.m. and joined his fellow Bocauenos in a long queue that took them an hour to finish voting. The seasoned legislator shared that his voting […]
The Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) has approved the amendments to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act Law (EPIRA) in order for communities to feel the benefits of hosting power generation facilities as quickly as possible. During the last JCPC hearing for the 17th Congress, both panels of […]
With the construction of the first railway in Mindanao finally happening this year, reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara reiterated his proposal to create the state-owned Mindanao Railways Corp. that would oversee the efficient operation and maintenance of the future train system in the country’s second largest island. Angara said the proposed “MindaRail” would serve as an […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a bill that will spur microgrid development in unserved and underserved areas nationwide as the government targets a 100% household electrification level by 2022. Gatchalian, chair of Senate Committee on Energy, recently filed Senate Bill No. 2218, otherwise known as the “Microgrid Systems Act,” in a bid to provide […]