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As he renewed his call to institutionalize the needed measures ensuring consumer protection, Senator Win Gatchalian pressed for enhanced redress mechanisms and information security measures of telecommunications companies and banking institutions in the light of recent cyber heists through subscriber identity module (SIM) swap scam. With the holiday season just a few weeks away, Gatchalian […]
Senator Dick Gordon expressed his admiration for all 1,677 newly licensed physicians who recently hurdled the latest Physician’s Licensure Exam (PLE) in the National Capital Region (NCR) which was held from October 30 to November 2 this year. “I commend and congratulate our new licensed doctors who just passed the licensure exam,” Gordon said. “I […]
The Senate welcomed a delegation from the National Assembly of Hungary led by Deputy Speaker István Jakab and accompanied by Hungarian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Titanilla Tóth, as part of efforts to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation and friendship between the Philippines and Hungary. Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, President of the Philippines-Hungary Parliamentary Friendship Association, thanked […]
Senator Panfilo Lacson pushed for the digitalization of government processes to curb the smuggling of sugar and other agricultural products. Lacson said only a full automation of processes in government agencies can address smuggling, one of the most serious plagues of the sugar industry in Negros Occidental. “Ang kalaban ng sugar industry, simple lang – […]
Funding for medical scholarships will be boosted to about P2.6 billion in 2022, as the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, which aims to produce thousands of physicians, goes on full blast, the law’s principal sponsor, Senator Joel Villanueva, said. Villanueva said the P2.6 billion will be distributed to state universities offering a doctor of medicine […]
Despite proposals to slash its budget for 2022, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has accomplished its mandate in implementing grassroots projects and helping stamp out insurgency in the countryside. Abolishing the NTF-ELCAC is uncalled for at the moment, according to Senator Sonny Angara. Vice President Leni Robredo is among […]
After Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s constant follow-ups with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the roll-out of the provision on negotiated procurement with farmers and fisherfolk have finally been released. The Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) submitted to the Senate a copy of the IRR that will allow […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling for a full-blown inquiry into the management standoff between Benguet Electric Cooperative Inc. (BENECO) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA). Gatchalian noted that while reports showed that regular services of the electric cooperatives, which had been interrupted by the forcible takeover by NEA-appointed officials last October 18 […]
From the P200 million allocation in next year’s emergency response funds for electric cooperatives, Senator Win Gatchalian expressed his support to increase the appropriation for the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF). The ECERF was institutionalized as a ready fund that can be tapped by ECs for faster restoration of electricity and power facilities […]
Senator Dick Gordon welcomed the enactment into law of a measure increasing the penalties for those people who are found to commit perjury or make false testimony under oath before the court or other legal proceedings. Gordon, who chairs the Senate justice and human rights committee, hailed the signing of Republic Act (RA) 11594 which […]