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Environment Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has bared plans before the Congress to work with local government units (LGUs), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and other concerned agencies on the full implementation of the “People’s Small-Scale Mining Act” to better regulate this activity and flush out illegal miners. Yulo-Loyzaga gave this assurance to […]
Senator Bong Go said he is not surprised to see President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte enjoying high approval and trust ratings in their first three months in office. Go made this reaction after the PUBLICUS Asia, Inc.’s third-quarter 2022 PAHAYAG Survey on Sept. 16-20 showed Marcos and Duterte earned the top […]
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva vowed to help the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seek an additional budget for the preservation of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Like in previous instances, the 540-kilometer mountain range that spans Cagayan and Quezon provinces was believed to have saved several parts of Luzon from the wrath […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde called on the House leadership to start deliberations on a bill seeking to provide mandatory insurance coverage and hazard pay to journalists. His call came amid the death of journalist Percival Mabasa, more popularly known as Percy Lapid, who was gunned down last October 3 in Las Piñas. […]
Malacañang hosted the first Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) of the Nineteenth Congress, where the Senate and the House of Representative leadership presented their common legislative priorities for discussion with the executive. Senate President Migz Zubiri presented a total of twenty-six priority bills, twenty of which were priority measures mentioned by President Ferdinand Marcos, […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde lauded the signing into law of the SIM Card Registration bill, which he said could help protect ordinary Filipinos from text scams that have become more frequent since the pandemic. “Taumbayan ang makikinabang kapag na-implementa natin nang maayos ang batas na ito—at mukhang posible naman dahil nagkakasundo ang […]
The Commission on Appointments (CA) under the 19th Congress proved to be most productive and efficient, so far, confirming over 150 appointments and nominations within the first few months of the Marcos administration. Senate President and CA chairperson Migz Zubiri reported that the bicameral appointments body confirmed eight Cabinet members, two members of constitutional commissions, […]
The Senate probe led by Senator Bato dela Rosa on the alleged rising criminality in the country, which focused on POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators)-related kidnappings, might have encouraged the police to heighten its focus on POGO, which resulted in “zero POGO-related crimes.” During the recent hearing of the Senate Ways and Means committee, joint […]
The AGRI Party-list has filed a measure to guarantee farmers and fishers a steady source of income to meet their basic needs once they reach old age and retire through a pension and social security benefits program. Under House Bill (HB) No. 2420 or the “Agriculture Pension Act” filed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III has flagged the P544 billion lump-sum appropriations lodged under the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH)’s proposed budget for 2023. “This is no small amount. The P544 billion lump-sum funds is equivalent to 75 percent of the total appropriation of the DPWH for next year,” Pimentel said. DPWH […]