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Newly-designated chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance Senator Sonny Angara said his panel’s scrutiny of the proposed 2020 national budget will be “thorough, transparent, truthful and will be passed on time.” Angara said the goal is to have the proposed 2020 budget, which is expected to be sent over by Malacañang to both houses […]
Barangay officials across the country are thanking President Rodrigo Duterte for calling on Congress to enact a measure to postpone the barangay elections, saying this would allow them to focus on serving their constituents instead of being distracted by politics. “If barangay elections are held next year as originally scheduled, that will only give them […]
Senator Bong Go filed a resolution congratulating and commending Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao for defeating reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman recently at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “His victory is the victory of the whole nation. His life story, hard work and dedication to serve God and […]
At the opening of the 18th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines, Senator Bong Go expressed his excitement towards his new mandate as a senator and his responsibility to serve the Filipino people. “Iba ang pakiramdam. Exciting. I am always ready to serve the Filipino people,” Go said at an ambush interview right after […]
Senator Dick Gordon stressed that Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2019 will finally give justice to victims of riding-in-tandem criminals. “This would provide greater chances for crimes perpetrated by criminals on board motorcycles to be solved.” Gordon, principal author and sponsor of the law, explained that the object of the […]
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) […]