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Senator Joel Villanueva said the entry of a third telecommunications (telco) service provider could boost the implementation of the proposed Telecommuting Act or Work-From-Home Act. Telecommuting is the partial or total substitution of computers or telecommunication technologies, or both, for the commute to work by employees. “The entry of a third telco player will create […]
The Senate Committee on Energy led by Senator Win Gatchalian is set to take an in-depth look into the government’s strategy to ensure energy security and self-sufficiency amid rising global oil prices. Gatchalian has filed Resolution No. 916, which directs the appropriate Senate committee to scrutinize the Department of Energy’s (DOE) national strategy in ensuring […]
Senator Cynthia Villar is urging cacao farmers to venture into agri-entrepreneurship, agri-tourism, and agri-related training by establishing their own farm school or learning center specializing in cacao. Speaking during the Kakao Konek 2018 held in Davao City recently, the seasoned legislator pointed out that increasing production and farm productivity alone cannot move the farmers out […]
Public service is a calling that not everyone can competently and ably deliver, Senator Cynthia Villar said as she rallied career executives and rank-and-file employees to put more heart and integrity in their service to the government. “Public service is a difficult career. You put long hours and great effort in delivering services to the […]
Citing the numerous nuisance candidates who filed certificates of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Senate to hasten the passage of a bill which seeks to institutionalize the definition of nuisance candidates and hold them liable for election offenses. Gatchalian, who filed Senate Bill 911, which seeks […]
Banking on his proven track record and a promise to carry on his father’s legacy, Senator Sonny Angara filed his certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to seek another mandate in the 2019 midterm polls. “Ang aking track record ay pruweba ng ating malasakit, pagsisikap at paglilingkod para sa pamilyang Pilipino. Subok […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections main office in Manila for reelection as senator. Villar was accompanied by husband former Senate President Manny Villar and daughter, Camille, and son Paolo. The seasoned legislator is seeking her second term as senator under the banner of the Nacionalista […]
Senator Sonny Angara commended Filipino athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 2018 Asia Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, saying they, too, deserve cash awards under the law for bringing pride and honor to the country. “We would like to congratulate and commend our athletes with disabilities as well as their coaches and trainers […]
Senator Cynthia Villar believes urban vegetable gardening is the right community response to the high cost of commodities, especially food products, to ensure food-sufficiency among families. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said families should learn to practice urban gardening so they can produce their own greens and […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has called for more discussions and greater cooperation among countries towards securing biodiversity and protection and conservation of the environment as she stressed the correlation between climate change and the global goal of food security. In a speech before participants attending a series of dialogues on biological diversity in the country, Villar […]