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Senator Win Gatchalian said that a properly-staffed, properly-funded, and properly-operating Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA) is effective in rehabilitating children in conflict with the law (CICLs). Gatchalian cited Valenzuela City’s Bahay Pag-asa which he says has successfully reformed and reintegrated more than 400 CICLs after they were admitted to the rehabilitation center in the five years the […]
Senator Sonny Angara formally began his campaign for another six-year term in the Senate with the promise of continuing the “Alagang Angara” family legacy which is anchored on education, health, job generation, social pension for senior citizens, and stronger local government units and barangays. Angara joined the campaign kickoff in the vote-rich Pampanga organized by […]
To revitalize the special economic zones in Subic and Clark by expanding the territories of the Subic Special Economic Zone and the Clark Special Economic Zone, increasing their powers and revising the allocation of income on taxes earned, Senator Dick Gordon has sponsored a measure which seeks to amend the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). […]
Senator Dick Gordon is calling for the deportation of a Chinese woman who recently threw “taho” (soy pudding) at a police officer detailed at the Boni Station of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT). Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the Bureau of Immigration should immediately start deportation proceedings against Zhang […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the groundbreaking ceremonies which sets into motion the construction of the Wetland Center at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park. The groundbreaking also marks World Wetlands Day, an annual celebration held every February 2 to commemorate the day the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971. This year’s theme is “Wetlands […]
Saying more Filipinos should be able to afford healthy and safe organic products, Senator Cynthia Villar urged her colleagues in the Senate to pass the bill that will provide for a more affordable system of organic certification. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, sponsored Senate Bill No. 2203 under Committee Report No. […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the rice tariffication bill will protect Filipino farmers from the influx of imported grains as a result of the removal of quantitative restriction. Villar, chair of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said farmers were being misled by some groups who are against tariffication to protect their vested interests. “Unlike […]
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights has recommended community service instead of jail time for those who are found guilty of having committed misdemeanors or minor offenses. Committee chair Senator Dick Gordon, in his Senate Bill No. 2195 contained in Committee Report 621, said the measure could help decongest jails nationwide. “The measure […]
A foundation that supports local organizations provide emergency relief and assistance to disaster-affected communities is now appealing for help in raising P100,000 for victims of Typhoon “Usman” in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. “We appeal to Filipinos in rekindling the bayanihan spirit and to come in the aid of their kapwa in times of emergencies,” said Fr. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is considering filing an amendment to Republic Act No. 9258 or the Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004 to enable the Department of Education (DepEd) to hire more school guidance counselors. Guidance counselors, Gatchalian said, are vital for schools to be able to adequately address the needs of children-at-risk (CARs) in order […]