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Senator Joel Villanueva delivered his sponsorship speech on the committee report released by the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development on Senate Bill No. 1826 or the Security of Tenure Bill. Villanueva, chairperson of the Committee on Labor, emphasized the urgency and importance of passing a law that will finally put an […]
The House Committee on Appropriations has recognized the need for more funding to fully implement the government’s rural electrification program that has energized 12.447 million Filipino households across the country to date. This, after Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, Committee on Appropriations chair noticed that the proposed budget for the Sitio […]
House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles believes the tourism industry can help put more money into the pockets of his fellow “probinsyanos,” and he is hopeful that the Department of Tourism (DOT) can maximize its P3 billion budget to make it happen. The DOT defended its budget at the House of Representatives on […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III reiterated that PDP-Laban and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the party led by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, were “united in its support for the President” despite being two separate organizations with its own members. “Allies of the President may belong to one or both of these parties but we are all on the […]
Senator Sonny Angara lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the Philippine Identification System Act. Republic Act 11055 was signed by the President in a ceremony in Malacañang. “I laud President Duterte for signing the law creating the national ID system in order to cut down the bureaucratic red tape that has been hampering the efficient […]
The Senate Subcommittee on the Network Freedom Act chaired by Senator Win Gatchalian has begun the process of ironing out the details of Senate Bill 1643, which seeks to regulate the locking of mobile wireless devices to specific telecommunications (telcos) networks. Section 4 of the Network Freedom Act Now prohibits telcos networks or other retailers […]
House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Tuesday again asked why the budget of a critical government office had been slashed, as he quizzed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi during the Department of Energy’s (DOE) budget deliberations regarding the budget of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), which was reduced from 1.8 billion pesos in […]
Senator Sonny Angara has vowed to ensure the passage of a bill that seeks to provide universal health care for all Filipinos, as envisioned by his father, the late Senate President Edgardo Angara. The older Angara is known as the “father” of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Program, which gave birth to the Philippine Health […]
The passage of the National ID System law will help address gaps in social service delivery, a party-list representing the agriculture sector said. AGRI party-list Secretary General Benjie Martinez said the implementation of a national ID system is crucial in properly identifying the beneficiaries of social services. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed Republic Act […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday reiterated that PDP-Laban and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the party led by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, were “united in its support for the President” despite being two separate organizations with its own members. “Allies of the President may belong to one or both of these parties but we are all […]