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Acting to curb plastic pollution in the country, Senator Cynthia Villar is prioritizing a law that will ban single-use plastics. Senate Bill No. 333 or the Single-Use Plastic Product Regulation Act of 2019 seeks to regulate the manufacturing, importation, and use of single-use plastic products. Villar, who is expected to stay on as chairperson of […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III lauded the recent signing and promulgation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the ‘Ease of Doing Business Law’ (Republic Act 11032). The law introduces reforms to ensure competitiveness by doing away with unnecessary delays in government service which are opportunities for corruption. The law was passed under the leadership […]
#GoodbyeGutom, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, is the objective of the government’s Expanded Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), a program involving several departments that will work closely together to eradicate hunger in the country by 2030. Nograles on Monday said that while there are indicators which show that inroads are being made to reduce […]
Senator Sonny Angara, author of the Student Fare Discount Act, called for the law’s publication in a newspaper or in the Official Gazette so that the four concerned transportation bodies can each issue rules for the implementation of the 20 percent land-sea-air fare discount for students. “It is the duty of the Office of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the removal of the expiration period on all denominations of prepaid load credits to be used for telecommunications services. Gatchalian recently filed Senate Bill No 365, or the Prepaid Load Forever Act of 2019, which seeks to prohibit all Public Telecommunications Entities (PTEs) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) […]
Recognizing that tuition and other school fees are only part of the myriad of expenses incurred by families for their children, Senator Sonny Angara has called for the grant of discounts on basic services such as food, medicine and school supplies for underprivileged students. “The Free Tuition Law has gone a long way in easing […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said government is looking into measures to mitigate damage to agriculture areas caused by Tropical Storm “Falcon.” “We’re examining and assessing areas devoted to agriculture that were affected and are going to be affected by the tropical storm. Agencies such as the NIA play a crucial role in ensuring that support services […]
Barangay officials and employees are the nation’s frontline workers and yet what they are receiving is not commensurate to the roles that they play. “Barangays should be given more attention by the national government.” Senator Sonny Angara said barangays should be given more attention by the national government as the country’s basic political unit and […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has credited the government’s determination to further promote the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with the signing of the law that institutionalizes the deployment of social welfare attachés in foreign posts. Villanueva expressed gratitude to the administration for enacting into law Republic Act No. 11299 or the Social Welfare Attaché Act, […]
Senator Dick Gordon has expressed concern over the effects of the current trade war between the United States and China on the economy of the Philippines, saying that investors in China are moving out from the US and starting to transfer to Vietnam and Cambodia, and other countries in Southeast Asia, but not to the […]