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With the country expecting as many as 300,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to come home in the coming months as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the management of the Philippine Arena said that it will continue to accept and assist in the quarantine of returning Filipino workers in the We Heal as […]
With families of medical frontliners who died in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) already starting to receive the P1-million assistance from the government, Senator Dick Gordon thanked the Department of Health (DOH) for immediately acting on the matter after he had revealed the delay in the release of the said assistance. Gordon made […]
As the Senate goes into sine die adjournment, Majority Leader Migz Zubiri reports that, under the leadership of Senate President Tito Sotto III, the First Regular Session of the 18th Congress has been remarkably productive, even amidst the complications brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the tail-end of the legislative calendar. “COVID […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the extension of lifeline rate subsidies for 20 more years in order to provide continuous relief to marginalized households or those who consume 100 kilowatt-hours or less of monthly electricity. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy has filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1583 which seeks to further […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the decision to suspend temporarily the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is a welcome development, considering the economic and health issues now confronting all countries amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “The year already started out tempestuously – with intensified differences having sprung up in […]
Following reports of senior citizens facing difficulty in their movement under the general community quarantine (GCQ), Senator Sonny Angara reminded authorities that they are allowed outside of their homes to obtain essential goods and services. “The guidelines for areas under GCQ are very clear. Senior citizens and persons below 21 years of age, while required […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution congratulating and commending Second Lieutenant (2LT) Jesson Peñaflor of Kalilangan, Bukidnon for graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York. Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, who introduced Senate Resolution No. 432, said Peñaflor was commissioned to the rank of Second Lieutenant (2LT) after finishing his […]
Now that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Act has been signed, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government anew to use the law to ensure the efficient distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Five million more poor families have been added to the list of beneficiaries who will […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to have dialogues with parent-teacher associations (PTAs) to address lingering concerns in the roll-out of the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) for Schoolyear (SY) 2020-2021. Gatchalian emphasized that dialogues should adhere to practices that protect oneself and the others from the coronavirus, such as social distancing […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to start implementing the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law to ensure that the permitting process of power generation, transmission, and distribution in the Philippines will remain unimpeded as the country remains in quarantine. Gatchalian, who is the principal author of the EVOSS Law at […]