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Senator Bong Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Health, renewed his push for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1786, which seeks to mandate public higher education institutions (HEIs) to establish Mental Health Offices in their respective campuses. Go emphasized the importance of mental health in addressing mental health disorders, which are often […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has warned the public of heat stroke as extreme heat is expected to occur in the coming months since the country entered the dry season, and expressed serious concern over incidents linked to the rising heat index. It was reported recently that up to 120 students were taken to […]
Senator Grace Poe urged concerned government agencies to ensure that consumers do not bear the costs of fees and charges imposed on shipping lines for the use of the country’s ports. Poe issued the call as the Senate committee on public services which she leads conducted a public hearing on Senate Resolution No. 484 on […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri expressed elation and gratitude over the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showing that the Senate has received the highest net satisfaction rating among top government institutions at +68, which is also the highest Senate rating in SWS history since 1988. “It heartens me to know that our people continue […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the arrogant and snobbish government workers who are creating an atmosphere of fear and mistrust in public institutions, agencies and offices. Tulfo filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 554 with an aim to craft and promote the “Anti-Taray” Bill that will impose tougher penalties on government […]
Senator Robin Padilla sent aid to some of those who were affected by the tragic fire that swept through the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan. Padilla’s brother Rommel went to Zamboanga where some of the injured were brought. Rommel, with help from Zamboanga-based volunteers, extended financial aid to the injured. The legislator expressed […]
Following President Bongbong Marcos’s order for the Commission on Higher Education to address the mass exodus of Filipino nurses to explore employment opportunities abroad, Senate President Migz Zubiri has doubled down on his stance that Filipino workers, nurses included, are leaving the country due to insufficient wages. “Small private hospitals here pay nurses as low […]
A bill filed by Senator Robin Padilla aims to legalize the civil effects of annulments filed before the church or religious sect, to free those trapped in unhealthy, abusive and miserable relationships. In Senate Bill 2047 (Church Decreed Annulment Act), Padilla noted that since the Family Code of the Philippines provides that marriage may be […]
As the country observers Women’s Month, Senator Cynthia Villar recognized the women awardees of Soroptomist International of the Americas Philippines Region (SIAPR) during its awarding rites with the theme “Remarkable Soroptomist Women in Service” held at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Villar expressed hope that Soroptomist women will always have momentum and opportunities to serve […]
Senator Robin Padilla appealed to the leadership of the Senate for a “collaborative effort” with the House of Representatives in deliberating on the preferred mode of amending economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla made the appeal in letters sent to Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, […]