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Senator Dick Gordon has stressed that Senate Bill No. 1055 or the Separate Facility for Heinous Crimes Inmates Act, which was unanimously passed on third and final reading recently, will promote the general welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner incarcerated in the New Bilibid Prison. Gordon, principal author and sponsor of the […]
With close to 400 medals won by the Philippine contingent in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the national team has brought tremendous pride to the country. Part of the impressive medal haul were 149 gold medals, a feat that was achieved through hard work and a lot of personal sacrifice on the part […]
Parol (Christmas lantern)-makers of Las Piñas and young local performers took center stage at the newly-inaugurated Tent at the Vista Global South for the 14th Las Piñas Parol Festival. The Parol Festival was a brainchild of Senator Cynthia Villar when she was still the representative of Las Piñas in a bid to boost the city’s parol-making […]
A week after his Malasakit Center bill was signed into law, Senator Bong Go joined the launch of the 54th Malasakit Center in the country at the Margarito Duavit Memorial Hospital (Rizal Provincial Hospital -Binangonan Annex) in Binangonan, Rizal. Initiated by Go to aid Filipinos in need of swift government medical services, the Malasakit Center […]
Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. called on his colleagues to support the passage of Senate Bill 1219 under Committee Report No. 26, or the “Salary Standardization Law of 2019” jointly submitted by the Committees on Civil Service, Government Organization and Professional Regulation; and Finance. In his sponsorship speech, Revilla defended that the bill will address the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for the renegotiation of business agreements that the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) have entered into with Manila Water Company, Inc. (Manila Water) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad), saying that the two concessionaires had violated public trust. During the Senate Public Services Committee hearing on the creation of […]
The proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 now only needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte to be enacted into law after the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on House Bill 4228 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The House of Representatives had earlier ratified the national expenditure plan. The Senate swiftly […]
A Filipino surfer in La Union might have lost his aspiration to win a gold during the Southeast Asian Games surfing competition but won the country’s heart when he saved an Indonesian opponent from drowning last December 6. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 230, taking into consideration Senate Resolution 258, to honor Roger Casogay […]
The Senate honored the Philippine National Arnis Team (PNAT) for its sterling performance in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Senator Sonny Angara filed the Senate Resolution No. 247 recognizing the historic feat of the PNAT, which further solidified the Philippines’ mastery of the sport and the martial arts discipline. The PNAT delivered 14 gold, four […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said lack of funding is hindering the full implementation of Republic Act No. 11039, also known as Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) Act aimed to assist the electric cooperatives (ECs) that have incurred damages from calamities, such as Typhoon Tisoy. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong explained that the initial […]