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PH NEEDS SUSTAINABLE E-VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM BY 2024 – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a comprehensive framework for electric vehicles (EVs) to ensure the sustainability of the industry in the country as the Senate committee on energy begins ironing out the details on how to address the challenges of the industry’s development. During the first hearing of Senate Bill No.174, or the Electric […]

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MINORITY TO BACK DEPED INQUIRY — ABANTE

House Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday said members of the Minority would be backing calls for a formal inquiry into possible anomalies at the Department of Education (DepEd) after a 2018 Commission on Audit (COA) report revealed that more than 3 million books amounting to P113 million were […]

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MARIKINA’S SHOE-TECH SCHOOL A TATAK PINOY MODEL – ANGARA

The “shoe-tech” school being put up by the Marikina City local government for those who want to go into the shoemaking business is a Tatak Pinoy model that other parts of the country can follow, Senator Sonny Angara said. “We need more of these Tatak Pinoy initiatives to highlight the best of what an LGU […]

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DON’T USE STREETS AS PERSONAL PARKING SPACES FOR CARS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has refiled a bill seeking to implement a “no parking space, no car policy” in Metro Manila. Gatchalian said Senate Bill No. 368, otherwise known as the Proof-Of-Parking Space Act, will require prospective buyers of motor vehicles to present a notarized affidavit showing that they have a permanent parking space or facility […]

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TRANSFER SEAT OF GOV’T TO NEW CLARK CITY – GATCHALIAN

In a bid to decongest Metro Manila, Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to transfer the seat of the national government to New Clark City in Tarlac by 2030. “With our economy growing at 6% on the average and the rise of middle-income families who have the capacity to buy new vehicles, we […]

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DENGVAXIA MUST GET FDA’S APPROVAL BEFORE REINTRODUCTION – GORDON

With government studying proposals to reintroduce the controversial Dengvaxia in the market after the Department of Health recorded more than 130,00 dengue cases as of mid-July, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed that the vaccine’s French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur first re-apply for a license for the vaccine from the Food and Drug Authority (FDA). Gordon pointed […]

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SENATE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PH E-VEHICLES ADOPTION – GATCHALIAN

The Senate Committee on Energy is set to hold a public hearing on a bill seeking to ensure not only the promotion and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) but also the sustainability of the EV ecosystem in the country in the long run, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Senate Bill No. 174 or The Electric Vehicles […]

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NEA MARKS 50 YEARS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION WITH COMMEMORATIVE STAMP

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) marked 50 years of rural electrification Tuesday (August 6) with the official launching of a commemorative stamp and the symbolic switch-on of the 13-millionth electric cooperative (EC) consumer connection in the country.  Together with ECs and their allied organizations, the NEA officials and employees led by Administrator Edgardo Masongsong gathered […]

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ANGARA TO GOV’T AGENCIES: ANTI-RED TAPE PERFORMANCE AND TARGETS TO BE PART OF BUDGET HEARING

The head of the Senate budget-writing committee wants government agencies to detail their “anti-red tape performance and targets” in their 2020 budget proposals. Senator Sonny Angara said the different government agencies will be asked what they have done to implement “ease of doing business (EODB)” mandates when they face the Senate Committee on Finance during […]

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GO ATTENDS LAUNCHING OF 39TH MALASAKIT CENTER

Senator Bong Go attended the launching of the Malasakit Center at the Bicol Medical Center in Naga City, Camarines Sur to the delight of the residents, especially those in need of fast, affordable and reliable health care assistance in the Bicol region. The event was led by Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino of the Office of […]