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A Senate committee is backing the creation of a special court that will handle cases of abuse and crimes involving police officers, in a bid to reform the Philippine Nation Police (PNP) and better protect the public. The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Gordon, is pushing for Senate Bill […]
Workers from both public and private sectors will be getting bigger 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses because of the law that raised the tax exemption cap of bonuses and benefits. Beginning this year, pursuant to Republic Act 10963, the 13th month pay and other benefits, including productivity incentives and Christmas bonuses, are exempted from […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1998, or the proposed rice tariffication bill, which President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent in a bid to bring down the price of rice in the market and reduce inflation. SB 1998, sponsored by Senator Cynthia Villar, was passed with a vote of […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Thursday said that as a lawyer and member of the legislature, he fully respected the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the constitutionality of the government’s K-12 education program. However, Pimentel urged the executive and legislature “to urgently address and strongly focus on the welfare of teachers and other stakeholders negatively […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite its internal review of the K-12 Program amid continuing reports of low employment rates for graduates of the program, stressing that the review of the K-12 curriculum is important to boost the employability of graduates. “Dahil nga ang hangarin ng K to 12 […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said the 10th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) would serve as a venue for exploring new strategies to meet the ever-growing demand for humanitarian response and services. Gordon told some 370 delegates coming from 60 Red Cross […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lauded the passage of Senate Bill No. 1850 or “An Act Institutionalizing A National Integrated Cancer Control Program and Appropriating Funds Therefor.” The bill, which Villanueva authored, was passed on third and final reading with 18 affirmative votes. It institutionalizes a National Integrated Cancer Control Program by integrating cancer consciousness into schools’ […]
Bong Go, the former top aide of President Rodrigo Duterte has called on students to help government in its campaign against illegal drugs, corruption, and terrorism, as he reiterated his confidence in the youth as catalysts for change. During the recent launch of the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) in Davao City, Go pledged […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has backed the plan of government to take over the beleaguered Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) to solve the worsening power supply problem of the province. Gatchalian made the call after President Rodrigo Duterte recently gave PALECO a stern warning that the national government would be compelled to take over the power distributor’s […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to institutionalize a national integrated cancer control program in the country. Senate Bill No. 1850, sponsored by Senator JV Ejercito, was approved with 18 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said […]