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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to immediately act on his filed resolution seeking for an investigation on the alleged “undue payment” given by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to a joint venture in connection with a P3.19-billion Road information Technology (IT) Infrastructure project. “It’s about time that the […]
The House Committee on Health chaired by Batanes Representative Ciriaco Gato Jr. approved the substitute bill establishing the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital (OFWH) as a Level 3 hospital under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Migrant Workers and appropriating funds therefor. The bill substituted for House Bills 479,1275, 1642, 2058, 4123, 4195, […]
Senator Bong Go has once again emphasized the importance of Filipinos utilizing the government’s medical assistance programs through the Malasakit Centers. Go reiterated this following the opening of a new Malasakit Center in Region III, or Central Luzon, to provide more convenient access to government medical assistance programs for particularly poor and indigent Filipinos. The […]
To avoid power outages, communication failures, and other problems affecting public safety and national security, Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure mandating immediate response to emergency service requests related to critical infrastructure. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Committee on Energy, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1882 seeking to guarantee the stability, resilience, and security of critical infrastructure […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 2002, or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, which seeks to raise wages in the private sector across all regions by P150. “A decent life costs a decent wage,” said Zubiri. “If workers are putting in hours and hours of labor, day after day, and yet […]
Recognized as the largest city leading climate action in the country, Quezon City will host this year’s Earth Hour celebration in the Philippines on March 25 at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature – Philippines (WWF-Philippines). The city will join over 7,000 cities from 193 countries to commemorate […]
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers approved the substitute bill to House Bills 93, 756 and 4135 that would create anti-drug abuse councils (ADACs) in all provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays throughout the country. The bills are authored by Barbers. Iloilo City Representative Julienne Baronda and […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde has filed a bill that seeks to impose a moratorium on the payment of student loans in times of calamities and emergencies. House Bill 7279 imposes a moratorium of the enforcement of payment of all fees, charges, and costs relating to student loans administered by higher education institutions […]
Amid the adverse impact of the pandemic on the economy, Senator Bong Go stressed the importance of supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country as he authored and co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1594, which aims to institutionalize the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines Program. The proposed measure adopts the OTOP Program […]
Two Filipina lawmakers were elected to key standing committees of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) recently marking a significant milestone for the 19th Congress and Filipino women, as the feat coincided with the celebration of Women’s Month. Senator Pia Cayetano was elected by fellow Members of Parliament to occupy a seat in the IPU’s Standing Committee […]