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The Senate buckled down to work again to hammer out the “nitty-gritty” of creating a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DoFil) that won’t be just a change of agency name but one truly empowered to protect and promote the rights and the welfare of millions of migrant Filipino workers. “This is not just a re-labeling exercise […]
Current and former senators paid tribute to former Senator John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña during the hybrid necrological service held at the Senate remembering his achievements as a public servant. Osmeña was accorded arrival honors led by Senate President Tito Sotto, the family of the former senator and Senate officials. Sotto presented Senate Resolution No. 85 […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Senate to fast-track its approval of a year-old House-approved measure that aims to enable banks to expand its assistance to agriculture by amending certain provisions of the Agri-Agra Law, following reports that these lending institutions have again fallen short of their loan compliance to the sector […]
Senator Joel Villanueva endorsed at the Senate the granting of Filipino citizenship to Ateneo standout Ange Kouame, who is being eyed by Gilas Pilipinas as its naturalized player in the upcoming 2021 FIBA Regional Qualifiers. Villanueva, who played for the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers basketball team that strung together four consecutive championships in […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing its sympathy and condolences on the death of former Cavite Governor Erineo “Ayong” Maliksi. In Senate Resolution No. 664 authored by. Senator Dick Gordon, Maliksi was described as “one of the proud sons of Cavite,” the “Land of the Brave.” Upon motion of Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) instructed electric cooperatives (ECs) serving the off-grid areas to ensure the smooth transition of their system operator functions to the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo). This, after the Department of Energy (DOE), in a memorandum issued by Secretary Alfonso Cusi on February 4, mandated TransCo to “serve as an off-grid system […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the 23rd virtual turnover ceremony of additional Yolanda housing units in Estancia, Iloilo on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 as part of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project in Region 6. Just the previous day, Nograles joined local and national officials in a similar online turnover in Capiz. “We thank and praise […]
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Gordon, recently approved the bills that seek to grant Philippine citizenship to athletes Bienvenido Morejon Marañon and Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame. “The process of naturalization, which is a national interest, values the opportunity to become more closely knit to the fabric of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the Senate approval on third and final reading the measure that, if enacted into law, would require tertiary education institutions and tech-voc training institutes to integrate labor education subjects in their general education curriculum. “We are one step closer to an empowered workforce, one where both employer and employee are informed […]
Citing Philippines Statistic Authority (PSA) data showing Region XI (Davao Region) as the top cacao producer in the country, Senator Cynthia Villar wants to declare Davao City as the “Chocolate Capital of the Philippines” and Region XI as the “Cacao Capital of the Philippines.” In her Sponsorship Speech on the proposed Senate Bill 1741, Villar […]