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Senator Bato Dela Rosa said the decision of Vice President Leni Robredo to accept the offer of President Duterte to be part of the government’s war on drugs is a welcome development as he expressed optimism that it will bolster the success of such efforts to rid the country of illegal drugs. In a press […]
Various groups representing the senior citizen sector expressed their support for Senator Bong Revilla’s proposed amendment of Republic Act 10868, “An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Filipino Centenarians,” or the “Centenarians Act of 2016.” During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development joint with […]
“Do a Pacman and knock out illegal sports gambling and game-fixing!” This was the appeal of Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other concerned authorities, after Senator Manny Pacquiao suspended a team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after evidence showed that its personnel and players were […]
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chaired by Representative Roman Romulo (Lone District, Pasig City) approved the “Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) Act of 2019,” which seeks to institutionalize the inclusion of GMRC as a separate subject in Kinder to Grade 3 levels. The unnumbered substitute bill consolidates House Bill No. (HB) […]
Senator Bong Revilla has filed a resolution (P. No. 195) calling for stricter implementation of the provisions of Republic Act No. 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, to ensure protection of public health and market access of locally-produced foods and food products is facilitated. Revilla believes that a strict implementation of the Food […]
Senator Dick Gordon strongly condemned the recent killings by riding-in-tandem assassins of a labor officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Manila, a judge in Ilocos Sur and a police officer in Quezon City. “The police must finally look at these killings; these motorcycle-riding in tandem cowards are killing with impunity. They […]
Senator Cynthia Villar announced the holding of the 9th OFW and Family Summit on November 12 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. In a press conference held at the Tramway Bayview Buffet in Pasay City, Villar said she expects thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their beneficiaries to fill up Hall D […]
Senator Bong Go distributed grocery packs and financial aid in towns hardest hit by the subsequent magnitude 6.6 and magnitude 6.5 earthquakes that rocked North Cotabato and other parts of Mindanao on October 29 and 31, respectively. An earlier strong quake with a magnitude of 6.3 first hit the same areas last October 16. Straight […]
Child and teenage pregnancies in the Philippines are growing at an alarming rate and it is imperative for the government to do something about this at the soonest possible time, Senator Sonny Angara said. The data on child and teenage pregnancies in the country should be a cause for alarm and the Commission on Population […]
Some senators are urging Vice President Leni Robredo to accept her appointment as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Robredo should accept the new post given to her by President Rodrigo Duterte so that she would realize that the campaign against illegal drugs cannot be stopped. […]