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True to his earlier promise, Senate President Migz Zubiri announced that the Senate ratified next year’s national budget that included institutional amendments that will provide the much-needed boost to the country’s defensive posture in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “As we have learned from the constant bullying and aggression of China against Filipino fishermen and […]
Senator Bong Go commended the approval in the Senate of a bill waiving the entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for deserving students. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2441, also known as the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act”, received a sweeping 22-0 vote on its third and final reading. Go, an author and […]
The Senate moved to make college entrance exams free for qualified Filipino students. Senators, voting 22-0-0, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2441 or the proposed “Free College Entrance Examinations Act”, which would waive entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show […]
The Senate ratified the reconciled version of the proposed “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” as approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee–a proposal put forward by Senator Chiz Escudero, chairman of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education in the upper chamber. In seeking the ratification, Escudero assured his colleagues that the bicameral conference […]
In a move to align the Philippines’ medical technology sector with global standards, Senator Bong Go filed a bill aimed at enhancing the existing framework governing the practice of medical technology in the country. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2503, also known as the “Philippine Medical Technology Act of 2023,” seeks to update several decades-old laws, […]
Humane working hours, consideration for workers’ health, and sufficient salaries for laborers. Senator Robin Padilla pushed for these rights as he aired support for a resolution seeking to remove violence and harassment from the workplace, and a bill safeguarding the rights of showbiz workers. Padilla supported a Senate resolution concurring with the International Labor Organization […]
The dastardly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) on Sunday was a terrorist attack and never a matter of religion, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, in his manifestation at the Senate plenary, scored insinuations – including those posted on social media – claiming that Sunday’s tragedy was a clash between Christianity and Islam. “Ang […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accept the provision inserted by the Senate that will allow the reimbursement of Filipino passengers who were offloaded from their flights due to prolonged interrogation by immigration officers in the guise of fighting human trafficking. Escudero, who […]
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP LABAN), guided by its founding members and led by its Chairman Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, is declaring war against the pervasive culture of vote buying that has plagued the Philippines for far too long. PDP LABAN urges the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to swiftly implement […]
Senator Mark Villar, as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, joined DTI in their price monitoring activity of Noche Buena items in one of the grocery stores in Divisoria. “Ngayong malapit na po ang kapaskuhan, kailangan na mas mahigpit ang ating monitoring ng mga presyo ng produkto upang masigurado na magiging […]