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Senator Bato Dela Rosa, the vice chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, has asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to be transparent and submit a complete record of the smuggling of agricultural products into the country. Dela Rosa also required BOC Acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz to include records of prosecution and conviction rates […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa lamented that almost 30,000 public school teachers were not able to receive laptop units for the online classes and blended learning implemented at the height of the pandemic, because the Department of Education (DepEd) agreed to buy “pricey” laptop units recommended by the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM). […]
The Philippines’ hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup will serve as a stage for the country to showcase itself as both a hoops-loving nation and a destination for tourism, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Chairman Senator Sonny Angara said. One year before the country opens its doors once again as a host country for […]
To help address the shortage of classrooms nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian is mulling a bill that will allow school buildings to have more than four floors. “We’re actually studying to file a bill to allow the construction of classrooms in buildings more than four storeys high. There’s a regulation that classrooms are only allowed in buildings […]
The Senate hailed members of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) taekwondo team for finishing as the overall champion in their event at the 2022 World Police and Fire Games. The chamber adopted proposed Resolution No. 113, authored by Senator Lito Lapid, during a recent plenary session. The measure was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joel […]
The resumption of face-to-face (F2F) classes must bring to focus the hardships of the country’s teachers, Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva made this remark as he pushed anew for the passage of bills that alleviate the condition of educators. “Outside of their academic tasks, many teachers spend their own money to shoulder classroom-related expenses and […]
As classes open for School Year 2022-2023, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to ensure the safety of learners and implement measures for learning recovery. Gatchalian visited schools in Valenzuela City, particularly Marulas Central Elementary School and Valenzuela National High School, to check on the preparedness of these schools, their teachers, and learners amid the […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa considers the 225,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) as the muscle of the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. Dela Rosa underscored the importance of the PNP’s active and indispensable role as the muscle-provider in the whole-of-nation approach in the no-nonsense war on drugs launched during the Duterte administration which was first led […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa has called on the government agencies, especially the peace and order sector, to continue the relentless efforts and whole-of-nation approach to illegal drugs, criminality, and insurgency which was started by the Duterte administration. Dela Rosa made the appeal during the organization meeting of his committee, the Senate Committee on Public Order […]
The Senate approved a resolution reconstituting a special committee that will oversee the continuous rehabilitation of Marawi City which was ravaged by a five-month siege in 2017. Senate Resolution No. 9, filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, was adopted during the hybrid plenary session, paving the way for the reconstitution of the […]