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Chair of the Senate Committee on Sports Senator Bong Go filed Senate Resolution No. 374 congratulating and commending Joey Maderal Canoy for clinching the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight title in a match against Japanese Kenichi Horikawa at Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan recently. The Filipino boxer from General Santos City […]
Senator Bong Revilla has filed a bill seeking to provide government contractual workers with 13th month pay. The “13th month pay” is a monetary benefit equivalent to the monthly basic compensation received by an employee, computed pro-rata given to all regular employees pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 851, S. 1975 and the Labor Code of […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has acknowledged as a “good step” to preserve the environment the protected area in Carles, Iloilo as it undergoes massive development to boost its tourism industry. “The presence of the Sicogon Island Wildlife Sanctuary, I believe, complements well the tourism potentials in the area,” said Villlar who was the guest speaker during the […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte urged Filipinos to give the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund a try assuring the public that lawmakers will work hard to come up with the “perfect” version of the bill. “Our people should give it a try and let the Congress come up with a bill acceptable to the people and with […]
The People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) conferred its first-ever “Bayani ng Bayan” award to the ground commander of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF)-led Mamasapano operation that resulted in the death of terrorist Bin Hir, alias “Marwan” in 2015. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Atty. Rafael Calinisan, Executive Officer of PLEB, bestowed […]
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating the national jiu-jitsu team, including jiu-jitsu phenoms Kimberly Anne Custodio and Meggie Ochoa, for bagging gold medals in the 2022 Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) World Championship held last November in the United Arab Emirates. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 277 (Adopted Resolution No. 38), introduced by Senator Lito Lapid was […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated the importance of credible, competent, and trustworthy management should the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund be enacted into law. In a recent interview after aiding residents in Pandi, Bulacan, Go said that the proposed measure will continue to be the subject of heated debate due to various concerns but reiterated that the […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure that seeks to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the legal profession by requiring […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill 6492 or the proposed “Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act”. In his sponsorship speech, Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. stressed the proposed bill is consistent with the duty of the State “to protect the right of every person to freedom of religion and liberty of conscience, […]
Sorsogon Governor Jose Edwin Hamor made Christmas merrier for the 2,290 employees of the provincial government. Hamor announced that permanent, job order and casual employees in the capitol will receive an additional incentive and rice assistance. “Permanent, job order and casual employees in the capitol will receive an additional incentive and rice assistance.” “Ngayong linggo […]