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ALAN CAYETANO: PRAY FOR NATIONS AT WAR

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called for prayer, urging unity and compassion for nations embroiled in conflict. In his August 8 and 9 vlog ‘CIA 365 with Kuya Alan,’ Cayetano emphasized the urgent need for peace in Israel and Palestine, praying for an end to suffering and hostilities. “Ang turo ni Lord, mahalin natin ng kapwa […]

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PANGILINAN: MORE INCOME FOR AGRI SECTOR WORKERS

Senator Kiko Pangilinan renewed his call for stronger government action to increase the income of farmers, emphasizing that empowering the agricultural sector and its workers is critical to ensuring food security and rural prosperity in the country. In his interpellation of Senator Raffy Tulfo’s privileged speech about possible amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) […]

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BONG GO CALLS FOR VIGILANCE VS ONLINE SCAMMERS

Senator Bong Go once again reminded Filipinos to be vigilant against scammers who maliciously use his name or the Malasakit Center program to prey on unsuspecting victims, particularly through fake social media accounts and pages. This comes after Go’s office took swift action on a report from a grieving family in Calumpit, Bulacan, who fell […]

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BONG GO WANTS FINANCIALLY LITERATE YOUNG PINOYS

As Chair of the Senate Youth Committee, Senator Bong Go is pushing to strengthen the financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills of young Filipinos by institutionalizing these as separate core subjects in the junior and senior high school curricula under the current K-12 program. Building on his consistent advocacy for education reforms that respond to the […]

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END TO PALACE’S POWER TO ADJUST RICE TARIFF PUSHED

Citing the devastating impact of imposing lowered tariffs on imported rice, Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros filed a Joint Senate Resolution seeking to strip the president of powers to adjust imported rice tariffs. Joint Senate Resolution No. 2 is asking both the House of Representatives and the Senate “to terminate the delegated authority of […]

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ERWIN TULFO WANTS LIVELIHOOD CAPITAL FOR POOR

Instead of what he described as seemingly giving alms to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Senator Erwin Tulfo proposes a shift: provide livelihood capital instead. This was the recommendation of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development as a potential solution to the reported abuses plaguing […]

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LACSON TO LEAD SENATE ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE

The passage of the Anti-Political Dynasty Act will be the priority of Senator Ping Lacson after he accepted the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation. Lacson said the committee chairmanship was offered by Senate President Chiz Escudero through Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto. “I will schedule as soon as possible […]

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LACSON: PUNISH THOSE BEHIND FLOOD CONTROL MESS

After the auditing of flood control programs to see which of them are failed or ghost projects, there must be the certainty of punishment on the erring contractors involved, as well as their accomplices in government. Senator Ping Lacson stressed this as he said the culprits will likely lie low for now – and go […]

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PANGILINAN TO SENATE: BACK LIBRENG ALMUSAL BILL

Senator Kiko Pangilinan has sought the support of the Senate Committee on Basic Education to pass his proposed Libreng Almusal bill, citing the “epidemic of hunger” among school children that leads to high dropout rates. Pangilinan took the floor and made the manifestation during the plenary session to introduce his proposed measure of providing free […]

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PANGILINAN IS SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE HEAD

It’s official: Senator Kiko Pangilinan will head the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform in a bid to fight for the rights of farmers and fisherfolk, achieve food security, bring down the prices of food, and pass legislation critical to the country’s agricultural sector. The announcement came during the all-member caucus recently to […]