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The Senate recently adopted a resolution seeking to establish an integrated and secure digital legislative management system for the Congress to be known as eCongress. Introduced by Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, the chamber unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. […]
Senator Bong Go has strongly denounced the reported fraternity-related hazing that led to the death of John Matthew Salilig, a 24-year-old Adamson University student. “Dapat po ay kapatiran, hindi kamatayan,” stressed Go in an ambush interview after personally aiding residents in Mendez, Cavite. The legislator expressed his disappointment in the use of physical violence during […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the government to pursue an all-out war against gun-for-hire syndicates “with the full might of intelligence funds.” “Only the identification and dismantling of groups of hired killers can assassinations be stopped,” Escudero stressed as he condemned the brazen killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo right in his own home […]
“The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is unacceptable.” This is what ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes had to say on the information made public by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which showed that there were 1.37 million working children […]
Declare the month of February as “Buwan ng Nag-uusap na Pamilya”. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes made this call at the House of Representatives to promote communication among family members and address rising cases of mental health problems among the youth. “As a mental health advocate, I believe in a practical and […]
Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has expressed the hope that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would be able to put up this year a tripartite council meant to guarantee all workers in the film and TV-radio entertainment industries a safe environment in their workplace, including commensurate compensation […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged his colleagues to prioritize and expedite the passage of the bill establishing the Philippine Geriatric Medical Center, allowing better health care and disease management to almost 10 million senior citizens in the country. Eight pending bills at the Senate wish to establish and institutionalize geriatric health care and […]
Pet-loving Filipinos filed a total of 79,925 in Animal Bite Treatment Package (ABTP) claims with the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in 2022, up nearly 40 percent from the 57,420 claims they made in 2021. “The record high claims betray the surge in animal bites all over the country, and each bite represents a […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee demanded that the owners of a tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and caused an oil spill to be held accountable for damaging the country’s vital resources. “Kailangang mapanagot ang mga may-ari ng MT Princess Empress. Mahahalagang protected area ang nasa panganib dahil […]
Senator Lito Lapid has proposed amendments to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10361, also known as the “Batas Kasambahay,” to establish greater responsibility and accountability from private employment agencies (PEAs) in the employment of domestic helpers. The “Batas Kasambahay” governs the rights and liabilities of domestic workers and their employers, including the standard requirements that PEAs […]