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After conducting an ocular inspection of the New Clark City Sports Complex, Senate Committee on Sports Chair Bong Go said the P13-billion project is ready for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games that the Philippines will be hosting. “As planned and promised, the construction of the sports complex is right on schedule. It will no […]
Senators stood in unison to credit the leadership skills that their leader, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, has honed through the years and have earned for him the trust of the public. Senator Koko Pimentel III was quick to point out that the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey, which showed Sotto’s continued and unprecedented […]
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through its designated consulting firm IC Net Ltd, has recently started a survey for the improvement of Japan’s technical intern training program (TITP). The survey is in relation to Japan’s overseas development assistance (ODA) program aiming to provide support for the preparation, execution and follow-up of the TITP for foreign workers […]
The Senate Committee on Energy will take another look at the possible reason preventing the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) from going public. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, stressed that the initial public offering (IPO) of NGCP, which is mandated under the law, is now long overdue as […]
A bill seeking to increase the hazard pay of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel in conflict areas, including civilian doctors and nurses has been filed in the Senate. Senator Manny Pacquiao has filed Senate Bill No. 970 seeking to increase the current P540 monthly hazard pay of AFP personnel in conflict areas […]
Power distribution services in several parts of Mindanao affected by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Wednesday evening have been restored, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 8 a.m. Thursday, all electric cooperatives (ECs) that experienced power interruptions […]
Senator Dick Gordon strongly supports the Supreme Court’s decision to endorse Section 32 of Republic Act 9173 or The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 that states that the minimum base pay for nurses working in government hospitals and health institutions should start at salary grade 15 or at P31,545 per month. Gordon has been emphasizing […]
Senator Bong Go distributed cash assistance and grocery packs to the victims of a fire that occurred in Leo Street, Barangay 569, Zone 56, Sampaloc, Manila. Go brought with him representatives of concerned government agencies to provide additional assistance to the 41 affected families, which comprise of 164 individuals, 15 of whom were injured in […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the Western Visayas State University (WVSU) after the Malacanang official attended the inauguration of the school’s rehabilitated cultural center. WVSU’s Board, led by University President Dr. Luis M. Sorolla, Jr. awarded the title “Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa” on the Cabinet Secretary. “Free […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is pushing for the transfer of control and supervision over provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in a bid to improve the existing penal system in the country and ensure the adequate and efficient protection of inmates. In his Senate Bill No. 1100, Dela […]