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Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, is urging the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (Philmech) to upscale support to farmers by providing them farm machinery. “Mechanization is vital in empowering farmers amid liberalization in agriculture.” Villar, the keynote speaker during the Philmech’s 41st anniversary celebration in […]
Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, is urging the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (Philmech) to upscale support to farmers by providing them farm machinery. Villar, the keynote speaker during the Philmech’s 41st anniversary celebration in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, said mechanization is […]
After dominating the Senate race with more than 25 million votes, Senator Cynthia Villar was formally proclaimed as a duly-elected Senator in the May 13 midterm elections. Based on the votes officially tallied by the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, Villar got the most number of votes from […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill amending Republic Act No. 8182, or the Official Development Assistance (ODA) law, aimed at requiring foreign bidders and contract awardees to hire local workers for manual and non-technical jobs, for the “primordial protection and promotion of interests of the ordinary Filipino worker.” Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee […]
A bill penalizing construction of structures, prohibiting planting of tall growing plants and erecting hazardous improvements along power line corridors was approved on third and final reading by the Senate. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said the enactment of the measure was brought about by experiences in the past which […]
The Senate approved on third reading a bill that give employers and employees an option to adopt flexible working arrangements. With 17 affirmative votes and no negative votes, the Senate approved Bill 1571 or the proposed Alternative Working Arrangement Act. The bill seeks to amend Article 83 of the Labor Code by making an exception […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System to look into the series of glitches that happened during the 2019 midterm elections. “We want to preserve the integrity and credibility of our automated elections,” Gatchalian said. “Hence, there is a need to look into the issues encountered by […]
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today commended the government’s strong resolve to send back the shipment by a Canadian company of more than 100 containers of household trash, including soiled bags and diapers, that was sent to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) […]
Critics should not underestimate the capacity of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa in becoming a senator, Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo defended Dela Rosa following criticism hurled at him for his admission, in an interview, that he would need to attend seminars on how to craft laws in the Senate. […]
Senator Sonny Angara renewed his call for the full implementation of a law requiring all schools nationwide to teach the history of Filipino Muslims and Indigenous Peoples (IPs), saying a study of Philippine history and culture would be incomplete without their mention. “As we allow the Bangsamoro people to fulfill their dreams and aspirations through […]