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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s push to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is now a reality. This after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12180 or the PHIVOLCS Modernization Act, which is based on Senate Bill No. 2825 which Cayetano sponsored and defended in the Senate. The law strengthens PHIVOLCS […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called for a Senate investigation into the legality and implementation of internet voting for Overseas Filipino voters in the 2025 national and local elections, raising concerns about system glitches, security risks, and questions of legal authority. In Senate Resolution No. 1344, Pimentel urged the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms […]
In line with Senator Bong Go’s continuing advocacy to improve public healthcare services nationwide especially in grassroots communities, his Malasakit Team joined the turnover ceremony of a newly constructed Super Health Center in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte. In his message, Go emphasized the importance of bringing essential health services closer to the people, especially in […]
Congress has allocated up to P17 billion this year to fund vital school and community-based feeding programs aimed at combating child hunger and boosting school attendance, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced on Sunday. Of the total funding, Rillo said P11.8 billion is set aside for the […]
Quezon City 5th District Councilor and actor Alfred Vargas has formally endorsed the candidacy of his fellow “Batang Kyusi,” former Senator and senatorial aspirant Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. Vargas expressed his backing for Pangilinan during their one-on-one interview, where the former Senator recalled his journey from student leader to Quezon City Councilor and eventually Senator. “Senator […]
Noting the sacrifices that many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) endure to make lives better for their families back home, millennial senatorial candidate Camille Villar vowed to further ensure the protection of OFWs here and abroad. Camille Villar said there is a need to integrate the roles of government agencies involved in looking into the welfare […]
Senate Committee on Migrant Workers Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo convened a consultative meeting in the Senate with seafarers’ unions, manning agencies, seafarers’ wives, and other stakeholders to hear their thoughts on the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Tulfo called for a meeting amidst the spread of misleading information about the law, such as the false […]
The newly signed Philippine Islamic Burial Act (RA 12160) is the culmination of a long, hard process in Congress for the sake of our Muslim brethren, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, who sponsored House Bill 8925 – the basis of the new law – in the Senate, said the measure went through the proper procedures […]
Should he earn a seat in the Senate this May, former senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Ping Lacson will study ways to protect the welfare of small fishermen in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial vessels to operate in municipal waters. Lacson, a champion of the rights of farmers and fisherfolk as […]
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) commended the recent initiative of the Department of Finance (DOF) to consolidate and streamline tax incentive availments for the education sector through Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 13-2025, signed by Secretary Ralph Recto recently. The new regulations aim to simplify processes and enhance access to fiscal incentives for […]