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Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to establish a 30-year infrastructure masterplan to ensure maximum return on investment and to prevent the insertion of redundant or low-impact projects into the budget. Aside from preventing budget insertions, Senate Bill 1652, or the proposed Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development (MIND) Act, seeks to ensure […]
Leadership by example remains the key to ensuring discipline in the Philippine National Police (PNP), former PNP Chief and Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson said. Lacson stressed this is the secret that would give the PNP Chief the moral authority to tell his personnel not to extort or be involved in criminal activities. “If […]
The government must urgently step in to address a brewing sugar crisis, with mill gate prices sliding below production costs and squeezing farmers who are already struggling with the rising prices of farm inputs. While Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s decision to pause sugar imports for 2026, he stressed that […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros and Akbayan Party have filed a bill proposing sweeping amendments to the Party-List System Act aimed at guarding against abuses by political dynasties and contractors. Hontiveros’ Senate Bill No. 1656 seeks to bar political dynasties from participating in the party-list system and to prohibit party-list nominees and representatives who have interests in […]
More than P182 million has been allotted for scholarships in master’s degrees in Guidance Counseling or Psychology and other specializations – allocations that are necessary to resolve the critical shortage of mental health and inclusive education professionals in the Philippine education system. “The historic budget we allotted to the education sector for 2026 includes investments […]
Senator Bong Go visited the Balay Pahulayan facility of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City recently to check on patient watchers and families staying near the hospital while caring for confined relatives. During the visit, Go spoke with individuals temporarily residing at the facility and distributed assistance aimed at addressing immediate needs […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to institutionalize accessible and affordable hospital services for all public school teachers and their dependents. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1585, Tulfo cited a 2023 study published in Acta Medica Philippina which revealed that Filipino teachers experience high prevalence of stress-related disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal problems, […]
As the P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026 moves from legislation to implementation, long-standing concerns raised by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on the direction and substance of public spending have once again come into focus. Throughout the budget deliberations that led to the approval of the 2026 General Appropriations Act — now […]
Senator Win Gatchalian assured that the 2026 national budget will significantly accelerate classroom construction to address the persistent backlog in basic education facilities. Gatchalian said ₱85 billion is allotted for the construction and rehabilitation of classrooms. Of this amount, ₱65.9 billion is allocated for the construction, replacement, and completion of kindergarten to secondary school buildings, […]
In the Year of the Fire Horse, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson will turn up the heat against corruption, even as he hopes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will bring the same fire to the fight. Lacson said the Filipino people expect no less from their public servants, as they have become more awake and […]