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After over a decade of waiting, the bill that will ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers has become a law. Senate President Chiz Escudero thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his support for Senate Bill No. 2221 and House Bill No. 7325 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which […]
Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee on Friday announced his plan to run for Senator in the upcoming 2025 Senatorial elections as he took his oath as a member of the Aksyon Demokratiko founded by his fellow Bicolano, the late former Senator Raul Roco. Lee took his oath at the Sheraton Hotel Manila Bay with Aksyon […]
National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte believes the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has a “good handle” now on checking campaign misinformation and disinformation on cyberspace in the runup to the 2025 elections, as a result of this electoral watchdog’s timely release of guidelines on the use by candidates and their supporters or of their rivals […]
“Viva La Virgen de Peñafrancia! Viva el Divino Rostro!” Senator Bong Go extended his heartfelt solidarity to the participants and organizers of the annual Peñafrancia Voyadores Festival, held as part of the grand festivities honoring the revered image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. The festival, which reenacts the solemn and colorful street procession and parade transferring […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the backlog of national ID cards, calling for a comprehensive review of the implementation of Republic Act No. 11055, also known as the Philippine Identification System Act. The proposed Senate Resolution No. 1192, filed by Pimentel, seeks to […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that grants an “alternative pathway” to earning undergraduate and graduate degrees. Senate Bill No. 2568, sponsored by Senate President Chiz Escudero, aims to institutionalize the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program or ETEEAP. “The intent of the measure is to allow and empower persons […]
“Widen the scope of your good work and influence and share your experience with others.” This was Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo B. Nograles’ challenge on Wednesday to the 28 individuals and groups feted during the Awards Rites for the 2024 Outstanding Government Workers held in Malacañang on September 18. The longtime public official told […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero advised the Department of Transportation to leave no one behind in its implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program, particularly those who have depended on the operation of jeepneys as their source of livelihood for most of their lives. Even if there are public utility vehicle drivers and operators who did […]
The Senate, under the leadership of Senate President Chiz Escudero, has passed several priority measures of the administration that will improve the investment climate of the country, strengthen the nation’s territorial and maritime claims, and improve the competitiveness of Filipinos. The Senate was able to act on 12 key measures, all in just a little […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua urged the government to procure a new dengue vaccine to help address the continued rise in dengue cases in the country. “We are facing an alarming rise in dengue cases already. It is high-time we procure the vaccines that could help prevent […]