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Senator Sonny Angara echoed the call of the World Bank that providing more high-paying jobs is crucial in reducing poverty faster. In its recent report on the poverty assessment of the Philippines, the World Bank said that although the country’s economy continues to grow, poverty remains high and the pace of poverty reduction has been […]
The 2nd Regular Session of the 17th Congress came to a close early Thursday morning as the Senate went on sine die adjournment after passing its version of the landmark Bangsamoro Basic Law. The senators would return to the plenary floor on the opening of the 3rd Regular Session on July 23, 2018, the same […]
The youth has one of the highest potentials in breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty, said Senator Cynthia Villar, as she acknowledged their interest in agriculture, where majority of poor Filipinos can be found. Speaking during the celebration of Agriculture Day 2018 of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-North La Union Campus (DMMMSU-NLUC) College […]
The Senate adopted a resolution filed by Senator Dick Gordon honoring the gallantry and heroism of the men and women who fought in Marawi City against members of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group who tried to take over the city last year. “Resolved by the Senate, as it is hereby resolved, that the Senate of […]
The fight for the Coco Levy Trust Fund took some of the spotlight during the 26th death anniversary of Senator Lorenzo “Ka Tanny” Tañada. Speaking at a commemoration event at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, former Quezon Representative Oscar “Ka Oca” Santos shared the late senator’s last request of him in behalf of the coconut […]
With soil degradation in the country now pegged at 38 percent, Senator Cynthia Villar warned that further soil destruction would adversely affect food production and food supply. Due to this, Villar, chair of the senate agriculture and food committee, underscored the need to entice farmers on the use of organic fertilizers. “The use of chemical […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the ratification of the reconciled version of the bill strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health standards (OSHS) that seeks to amend the 41-year old Labor Code of the Philippines which, at present, does not declare unlawful violations of OSHS. “We are certain that our fellow senators who have long supported […]
To spur the growth of the country’s agriculture, Senator Cynthia Villar said that as a legislator, she has a “conscious effort” to ensure her proposed bills in the Senate have a provision or component to support training, education, mechanization, research and development of this sector. Villar said one of these bills include the enactment into […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to reform the country’s 20-year-old legal framework and approach towards the prevention and control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country. Senate Bill No. 1390 was authored and sponsored by Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senator Joseph Victor […]
The Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises held another consultative hearing with stakeholders in Central Luzon in connection with Senator Dick Gordon’s bill which proposes to maximize the use of available infrastructures to unleash the economic potentials of the region. Gordon, author of Senate Bill No. 1325 or the “Regional Investment and Infrastructure […]