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The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathies to the casualties of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Senate Resolution No. 49 was introduced by Senator Raffy Tulfo, Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, Senators Imee Marcos, Francis Tolentino and Lito Lapid. All other senators were made co-sponsors of the resolution. “Each senator donated […]
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) convened on 7 March 2023, at Camp Crame for an internal meeting presided by the Secretary of Interior and Local Government, Hon. Benjamin D.C. Abalos, Jr. to discuss the safety and security of communities and local government officials following the […]
Senator Lito Lapid expressed his delight over the passage of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1850, or the “New Agrarian Emancipation Act” on its third and final reading. The bill aims to condone all loans including interests, penalties, and surcharges arising from the award of agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) as of […]
With the continued presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has maintained that the government must not just keep on filing diplomatic protests against Beijing—it should take more appropriate action to check China’s nonstop intrusions by accelerating talks on joint maritime patrols in the disputed territory with […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the government to pursue an all-out war against gun-for-hire syndicates “with the full might of intelligence funds.” “Only the identification and dismantling of groups of hired killers can assassinations be stopped,” Escudero stressed as he condemned the brazen killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo right in his own home […]
“The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is unacceptable.” This is what ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes had to say on the information made public by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which showed that there were 1.37 million working children […]
Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has expressed the hope that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would be able to put up this year a tripartite council meant to guarantee all workers in the film and TV-radio entertainment industries a safe environment in their workplace, including commensurate compensation […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), which has taken for itself the gargantuan task of cleaning up major river systems in and around Metro Manila, reported that its cleanup of the 15-kilometer San Juan River, a main tributary of the Pasig River, is well underway, with over 90,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste already extracted. […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee demanded that the owners of a tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and caused an oil spill to be held accountable for damaging the country’s vital resources. “Kailangang mapanagot ang mga may-ari ng MT Princess Empress. Mahahalagang protected area ang nasa panganib dahil […]
Senator Lito Lapid has proposed amendments to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10361, also known as the “Batas Kasambahay,” to establish greater responsibility and accountability from private employment agencies (PEAs) in the employment of domestic helpers. The “Batas Kasambahay” governs the rights and liabilities of domestic workers and their employers, including the standard requirements that PEAs […]