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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III welcomed the announcement of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) that its services are now immediately available in the country and expressed optimism that the satellite-based internet service provider owned by billionaire Elon Musk will be able to provide internet access in rural, remote, unserved, and underserved areas in the […]
Senator Robin Padilla filed a resolution seeking to defend former President Rodrigo Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In Senate Resolution 488, Padilla sought “to declare unequivocal defense of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines, in any investigation or prosecution by the […]
COVID-19 vaccines expire, but the duty to tell the public how much they cost does not, Senator Chiz Escudero said in pressing the government anew to lift the “veil of secrecy” on all pandemic-era vaccine purchases. “Millions of vaccine shots have unfortunately expired. But what does not go stale is the responsibility to disclose the […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call to fellow Filipinos to get inoculated against COVID-19, once eligible, and strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols as the Department of Health reported that the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” was detected in the country. Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, […]
Senator Robin Padilla condemned the bad image of the Philippines portrayed by the American film “Plane” saying it is unacceptable. In his manifestation, Padilla called on the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to ban the public showing of the film. “’Di po dapat ito pinapalabas sa Pilipinas.” “Ginoong Pangulo, hindi po dapat […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate Resolution (SR) seeking to review existing policies on the minimum wage increases to improve the standard of living and quality of life of workers, particularly those in the lower income bracket. In filing SR No. 476, Tulfo stressed that while there was a minimum wage increase last year, it […]
Touted by the administration as the “world’s biggest free trade deal,” the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could, however, make the Filipino farmers the biggest losers if the agreement would overpromise but underdeliver like similar laws and treaties in the past. Senator Chiz Escudero warned that RCEP could end up for farmers as another Rice […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for the filing of criminal cases against delinquent operators of Small Town Lottery, especially those who disappear after failing to remit their earnings to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Padilla made the call after learning that the PCSO has yet to collect a whopping P5 billion from STL operators who […]
Ensuring the 1987 Constitution does not hold back the Philippines’ economic growth – especially for the long term – should be the priority especially of lawmakers, a constitutional reform advocate said. Lawyer and Ateneo de Manila Law School Professor Antonio Abad Jr. said fixing the relevant provisions in the basic law of the land is […]
Misleading information that may be accessed through social media looms as a big stumbling block that authorities must address if they want to bring down teenage pregnancies, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said youths spend as much as six hours a day on social […]