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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) may no longer be a “toothless tiger,” after Senator Robin Padilla filed a bill strengthening it with an effective and expanded structural, organizational and functional independence. Padilla’s Senate Bill 2440 also guarantees full fiscal autonomy to the CHR, “to ensure prompt, immediate, and unrestricted discharge of its functions.” “Regarded […]
Senator Cynthia Villar was guest speaker at the Closing Ceremony of the 23rd Tuna Congress in General Santos City with the theme “Adapting Strategies Responsive to Global Changes”. This 2-day congress, has brought together experts and stakeholders, to provide an avenue to address the pressing global challenges faced by the Philippine tuna industry and to […]
The Iloilo City Council has recently approved the creation of Iloilo City Local Housing Office (ICLHO) through the passage of Regulation Ordinance No. 2023-193. This will serve as implementing arm of the policies enacted by the Iloilo City Local Housing Board (ICLHB). Mayor Jerry Treñas pushed for its creation to reform the Iloilo City Urban […]
The national treasury expects to rake in P20.2 billion in royalties from the Malampaya natural gas field this year, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said. “The amount is P5.7 billion or 22 percent less than the P25.9 billion in gas royalties that the government earned from Malampaya in 2022,” Pimentel explained. “The government anticipates […]
For legislators to better appreciate the administration’s infrastructure development program, the House Committees on Flagship Programs and Projects and Public Works and Highways in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Department of Transportation (DOTr), jointly organized a photo exhibit at the South Wing Lobby of the House of Representatives […]
Parents in Angeles City have extended their gratitude to Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. for initiating the distribution of school gear and items to 433 day care students in 8 day care centers in the city. Parents of the kid-beneficiaries expressed their thanks through social media, indicating Lazatin’s genuine care to the educational […]
Senator Grace Poe prodded concerned agencies and telecommunications companies (telcos) to make “selfies” a requirement in the process of SIM registration as deterrence against fraud and scamming. Poe said the selfies, or one’s photograph taken by oneself, should be part of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11934 or the SIM Registration […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that will breathe new life into the dying salt industry. With a unanimous vote, senators approved Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2243 or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act. “Passing the bill is the Senate’s response to the plea for assistance of salt industry stakeholders to […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for clearer regulations on Halal certification as well as an intensified awareness drive on the dietary principles of Muslims, to prevent incidents stemming from the violation of Muslims’ beliefs. The proposed measures were taken up at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs, which took up […]
As the country commemorates National Teachers’ Month this September, the chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment hailed the move by the Department of Education (DepEd) to reduce the workload of teachers. “We thank Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte and all other officials for this move. This is a timely intervention […]