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Senator Cynthia A. Villar, together with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, led the inauguration of the Phase 3 of the Zapote River Drive that will help ease traffic congestion and reduce the incidents of flooding in the area. The road is an 11km road […]
As the rainy season persists, Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) to strengthen their fight against mosquito-borne dengue. “Given that dengue is a problem we face every year, it is practical for the government to prepare to handle a possible surge in cases, particularly during the rainy season when the disease […]
If flood and storm text alerts have been few and infrequent, blame it on the circuitous way that proposed messages are “processed and approved before they are sent out,” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said. “It is not the fault of telcos,” Recto said, “but the process that these alert warnings have to go […]
Senator JV Ejercito has commenced the process of rebuilding Marawi City although several members of the Islamic State-inspired Maute bandits are still holed up in some areas resisting government forces. This developed as Ejercito sought for the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked to oversee the rehabilitation of Marawi City and other areas […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has expressed confidence that the Senate would be ready to act on priority legislation which will complement the economic agenda outlined by President Rodrigo Duterte during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). “It is encouraging that the President devoted more attention to economic issues during this year’s SONA. I […]
Backing President Rodrigo Duterte on his all-out war against irresponsible mining, Senate President Koko Pimentel III today said the crackdown should start with Mt. Diwalwal in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province. The senate chief asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to probe the mining site “because the mercury being illegally […]
Saying that the “Bells of Balangiga” are a part of Filipino culture, Senate President Koko Pimentel III today expressed support for the call of President Duterte for the United States to return the centuries-old artifacts and other war booties taken by the US soldiers 116 years ago in Samar. The President called for the […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said he wanted to look into the recently exposed internal fraudulent scheme allegedly perpetrated by a senior bank official of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) that cost the country’s second biggest bank some P900 million to P2.5 billion in losses. Escudero, chair of the Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would require motorcycles and scooters to have bigger license plates for easy identification in a bid to prevent motorcycle-riding criminals from easily getting away after committing a crime. Senate Bill No. 1397 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2017, authored by Senator […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would exempt small farmers from paying irrigation services in a bid to increase income, hasten productivity and reduce production costs in farms nationwide. Senator Cynthia Villar, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1465 also known as the “Free Irrigation Service to Small Farmers Act […]