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Senator Raffy Tulfo denounced move by the Kuwaiti government to crackdown on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are victims of crimes and other abuses despite his suggestions to protect their rights through mandatory pre-engagement seminars, background checks, and psychological and medical exams for employers of domestic workers during a Senate hearing on the murder of […]
Senator Lito Lapid has proposed a measure which seeks to expand the discount currently provided to senior citizens for their water and electricity consumption and exempt their water and electricity bills from the Value Added Tax (VAT). Under Senate Bill No. 2169, Lapid stated a minimum of 5% discount shall be granted to senior citizens […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III is calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the recently passed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill and return it to Congress for rectification. “The bill, in its current form, is not acceptable. I am calling on the President to exercise his veto power and return the measure to Congress,” Pimentel […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of Carlos M. Padilla, the former governor of Nueva Vizcaya and considered as the “Legend of the North.” Senator Cynthia Villar, sponsor of Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 610, remembered Padilla as a stalwart of Nacionalista Party and held in high […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri and Senator Bong Go, along with other senators, had pushed for the approval of Senate Bill No. 2212 otherwise known as the Regional Specialty Center Act, so that “specialized medical services would be made available to people in the provinces”. The senators lamented the fact that almost all of the specialty […]
Citing the need to uphold public trust for government employees – especially the police, military and other uniformed services – Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill seeking up to 20 years in jail for military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who give false testimony in congressional inquiries. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2265 in the wake […]
Senator Grace Poe said it is high time motorcycles are legalized as a safe and convenient mode of public transportation in the country. Presiding over a hearing of the Senate committee on public services, which she heads, Poe said the results of the Department of Transportation pilot study on the viability of motorcycle taxis which […]
Senator Bong Go has urged the need for stricter enforcement of the government’s initiatives to implement a suggested retail price for onions as a way to protect consumers from unreasonable price increase. In an ambush interview after aiding residents in Pasig City, Go expressed concern that prices in some parts of Metro Manila remain high […]
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country’s cultural properties, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Senate inquiry into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office recently. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the appropriate Senate committee to handle the probe, “with the aim of revisiting and strengthening policies […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure mandating law enforcement personnel to use body-worn cameras during special police operations and other activities to ensure transparency and strengthen evidence quality. Tulfo’s Senate Bill (SB) No. 2199 or “Body-worn Camera Act” will apply to law enforcement operations including service of warrants of arrest, implementation of search warrants, […]