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The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to decongest the country’s jails by authorizing courts to require community service instead of jail terms for minor offenses. Senator Dick Gordon, chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and sponsor of the bill, cited the timeliness of the measure’s approval, […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has backed the advice given by. President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dispose of Smartmatic as the provider of vote counting machines for the country’s automated elections. Pimentel, chair of the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, said the President has a good point in […]
Given her deep Senate expertise, outgoing Senator Loren Legarda said she is ready to chair any committee in the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress. Legarda, who was elected as Antique representative for the new Congress, said she would prefer heading a committee similar to the one she currently chairs in the Senate. She […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has thrown his support behind the establishment of a sound legal and regulatory framework for the development of Islamic banks in the country. Together with outgoing Senator Chiz Escudero, Gatchalian has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2231, or An Act Providing For The Regulation and The Organization of Islamic Banks. Gatchalian chairs the […]
Three bills pushing for the development of three new tourist destinations in Ilocos Sur has been approved by the Senate. Approved were House Bill No. (HBN) 6800, otherwise known as an Act Declaring Pinsal Falls in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur a Tourist Destination; HBN 6798, otherwise known as an Act Declaring the Candon City Ecotourism […]
Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar was among the awardees at Rotary Club of Manila’s (RCM) 15th Tourism Awards held at the New World Hotel in Makati City. The RCM headed by president Jesus Pineda and Director Bobby Joseph, recognized Villar for “the development and promotion of farm tourism which led to the promotion of economic growth […]
Leyte First District Rep. Martin Romualdez has informed President Rodrigo Duterte of his plan to run for House Speaker and to complete the President’s unfinished legislative agenda, stressing last week at a media forum that the House Speaker must share the President’s vision in order to properly lead the administration coalition in the House. “When […]
Senator Cynthia Villar retained her ranking as the richest member of the Senate based on her 2018 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Villar’s declared net worth as of Dec. 31, 2018 was pegged at P3,719,941,858 with zero liabilities. She was followed by Senator Manny Pacquiao, who reported a net worth of P3,005,808,000. […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to mandate all educational institutions to provide all students with neutral desks. Neutral desks are tables or armchairs that are suitable for both right-handed and left-handed students. With 17 affirmative votes, zero negative and zero abstention, approved was House Bill No. 8654, otherwise known […]
A bill sponsored by Senator Win Gatchalian that seeks to further strengthen the powers and functions of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) was approved by the Senate on third and final reading. Senate Bill No. 2133, or “An Act Further Strengthening the Powers and Functions of the Authority of the Freeport […]