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The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to reform the country’s 20-year-old legal framework and approach towards the prevention and control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country. Senate Bill No. 1390 was authored and sponsored by Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senator Joseph Victor […]
Senator Cynthia Villar presided over a committee hearing to review the strategies and measures implemented by government agencies mandated to clean-up, rehabilitate and preserve Manila Bay. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, held the hearing on Proposed Senate Resolution No. 398 and 690 to look into the steps taken by 13 […]
The bane of mobile phones users in the sudden loss of their top up credits or the ‘nakaw load’ will soon end with the proposed bill of Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo to bar telecommunications companies from imposing expiry dates on load credits. Prepaid credit expiry is a form of robbery of consumers since the […]
Stalwarts of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) heaped praises upon their Party President, Senator Koko Pimentel III, for his “conspicuous act of sacrifice for the greater good of the Senate and the country.” Pimentel nominated former Senate Majority Floor Leader and now Senate President Tito Sotto III as his […]
Senator Sonny Angara expressed his thanks to the public for commiserating with his family on the death of Senate President Edgardo Angara and for giving their heartfelt tribute to his father for his achievements as a senator and an educator. In front of mourners and supporters inside the Malcolm Hall of the University of the […]
The Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises held another consultative hearing with stakeholders in Central Luzon in connection with Senator Dick Gordon’s bill which proposes to maximize the use of available infrastructures to unleash the economic potentials of the region. Gordon, author of Senate Bill No. 1325 or the “Regional Investment and Infrastructure […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the Philippines has a lot to learn from more advanced countries with respect to the development of nuclear technology as a national power resource. “There is a wide range of issues that we need to explore and thresh out before we can accurately measure the true potential of nuclear technology as […]
In celebration of International Museum Day (May 18), Senator Loren Legarda encouraged everyone to make frequent visits to museums to enrich understanding of our culture and history. Legarda also invited the public to visit the National Museum of Natural History at the National Museum Complex in Rizal Park, Manila, as it opens on May 18. […]
The best cooks in the 20 barangays of Las Piñas City got together to showcase their best dishes and desserts for the annual cooking competition that kicked off the festivities for the city’s 2018 Food Festival. Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed the participants as she lauded them for going the extra mile in using modern techniques […]
Senate President is leading the reorganization of the Senate leadership by nominating Senator Tito Sotto III as the new Senate President effective on May 21, 2018. In a statement, Pimentel also acknowledged his fellow senators for their roles in passing landmark legislation. “I am grateful for the support extended by my colleagues in the Senate, […]