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Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1653, otherwise known as the Electricity Procurement Act of 2018 – a measure which proposes the implementation of a competitive, transparent, and uniform electricity procurement process that is poised to save consumers as much as P13-billion annually in electricity charges. Gatchalian, the chairman […]
Marawi City must become the ground zero of the country’s “Build, Build, Build” program, Senator Sonny Angara said, noting that the bombed out capital of Lanao Sur can be the showcase of the government’s promised infrastructure boom. “From the center of fighting, let Marawi be the center of reconstruction in the country,” said Angara, who […]
The country’s provinces and smaller local government units (LGUs) will benefit from heightened development prospects through a legislatively-mandated increase in their allocated shares in national taxes, in a bill being pushed by Senate President Koko Pimentel III that should act “as a preparatory step to a meaningful shift to a federal system of government.” Pimentel’s […]
Mayon’s eruption has again put on full display one constant in this calamity-prone land: schoolchildren being the first collateral victims when their schools are commandeered to house refugees, a practice which can be stopped by building permanent evacuation centers. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto once again urged the government to step up its evacuation […]
Amid reports of spikes in the prices of commodities and services, Senator Cynthia Villar asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to activate their price monitoring teams to guard against unreasonable price increases. “Unfortunately, there are businessmen who would take advantage of the situation and use the enactment […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has proposed for the use of locally-produced milk in the National School Feeding Program to help solve malnutrition among school children and to provide livelihood to poor dairy farmers. During the period of amendments on Senate Bill 1279 or the “Pagkaing Pinoy para sa Batang Pinoy Act” sponsored by Senator Bam Aquino, […]
The Senate has concluded its mediation of the dispute between the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (BUSECO) concerning the former’s supervisory and disciplinary powers over the latter. During the second consultative hearing on the issue led by Senator Win Gatchalian (chairman, Senate Energy Committee) and Senator Migz Zubiri (chairman, Senate […]
Senator Loren Legarda has encouraged everyone to adopt a zero waste lifestyle for a cleaner, healthier, and safer environment. Legarda made the statement as the country observes National Zero Waste Month and the 17th anniversary of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act, which was signed into law on January […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel reminded all banking institutions operating in the country that they cannot “change the Negotiable Instruments Law” by refusing to accept folded or stapled checks when these are presented for deposit or payment. Pimentel made the remark after receiving reports that banks continue to refuse honoring checks that bear folds or small […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called for a comprehensive review of welfare and protective mechanisms for Filipino domestic workers bound for the Middle East in light of the President’s directive to cease OFW deployment to Kuwait. Villar, a staunch OFW advocate, noted that the rising number of women leaving to work abroad as domestic workers could lead […]