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Senator Cynthia Villar led the distribution of fishing boats and tri-bikes to residents of the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila. Kitchen utensils were also given to three schools in the area: Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Elementary School, Pres. Corazon Aquino High School, and the Herminigildo J. Atienza Elementary School. The distribution of 10 fishing boats, […]
To help boost farmers’ productivity in the long run, Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of a measure that will revitalize and overhaul the over a century-old warehouse receipt system of the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 2171 (SBN 2171) or the Philippine Warehouse Receipts Act of 2019, principally authored by Gatchalian, has been […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the opening of the training course on rice farm mechanization and inbred and rice seeds production at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, said training the farmers how to mechanize farming practices and to produce certified inbred seeds will address […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III, chair of the Senate Trade and Commerce Committee urged for the passage of the 2019 national budget as he thumbed down proposals to reenact last year’s budget. In a radio interview on Monday, Pimentel emphasized that the government’s budget should not be held hostage by special interests. He added that a […]
Senator Sonny Angara said Filipinos will soon have a better chance of survival from life-threatening diseases once the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill, which provides for free medical checkups and other preventive health services, becomes a law. According to Angara, preventive health services, one of the main proponents of the UHC, are intended to help […]
Barangay officials deserve not just honoraria but fixed salaries commensurate to their valuable contribution to the community as frontliners of government service. “Hindi makatarungan na ang mga taong hinalal ng taumbayan ay honorarium lang ang natatanggap,” (It is not fair that elected officials will only receive honoraria) Angara said. “Kung mayroong mga karapat-dapat na makatanggap […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill which seeks to give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals under its supervision in order to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services. Under the present set-up, the department can only increase […]
Government is addressing issues involved in land conversion cases and working to streamline and fast-track procedures not to accelerate conversions but simply to curb corruption. This is the assurance given by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Wednesday said the President had given members of the Cabinet marching orders to study and review the existing […]
Senator Cynthia Villar condemned the twin bombings of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo, Sulu which killed 21 people and wounded at least 80 others last Sunday. “This bombing which targeted innocent people as they celebrate the Sunday Mass is clearly an act of terrorism. This should be condemned in the strongest possible […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Wednesday said that the Philippines ranking highest among Southeast Asian nations in terms of economic outlook in 2019 is a sign that the Duterte administration “is on the right track.” The country’s economic managers, Pimentel added, should also continue the administration’s programs and reforms that […]