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Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has welcomed the “timely” approval of a $10 million grant by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to the Philippines for the establishment of a multi-hazard, impact-based forecasting and early warning system, saying it is crucial in building disaster-resilient people and communities. “The Philippines needs to effectively reduce disaster […]
A total of 40 former members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) from Basilan toured the halls of the House of Representatives recently as part of an ongoing reintegration program for former extremists who wish to live a normal life. Deputy Speaker and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman said the ex-ASG members are part of […]
The House of Representatives recently approved on second reading a bill extending the availability of the funds for maintenance and other operating expenses and capital outlays under the 2019 budget until Dec. 31, 2020. House Bill 5437 was approved after House Committee on Appropriations chair Isidro Ungab sponsored the bill in the plenary. HB 5437 […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles seeking amendments to the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 as a response to issues that were raised in the recent SK elections in 2018.Foremost among the amendments that Nograles wishes to introduce to the SK Reform law is to ensure that SK members are compensated for their work. […]
A retired seaman won this year’s grand raffle prize of house and lot at the 9th OFW and Family Summit held recently at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The name of 62-year-old Elmer Fernandez of Mandaluyong City was drawn by former Senate President Manny Villar assisted by his wife, Senator Cynthia Villar, infront […]
Senator Pia Cayetano has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s certification of the Senate’s version of the sin tax bill as urgent. “I have always known that the President and I are aligned when it comes to regulating cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and alcohol products. But this certification is much appreciated because it sends a message to all the […]
Senator Sonny Angara said Congress has enough time left in its legislative calendar to approve the bill extending the validity of certain items of the 2019 national budget. Angara, the chairman of the Committee on Finance, said a hearing would no longer be necessary for Senate Bill 1153, which he filed last November 6, and […]
With the increasing number of motorcycle riding-in-tandem-related crimes in the country, Senator Dick Gordon stated that motorcycle riding assassins should be arrested and stressed that such crimes should be stopped immediately in the name of public safety. Gordon has been condemning the killings committed by motorcycle-riding gunmen and has been consistently reiterating his call for […]
Ahead of the scheduled budget hearing this November, Senator Win Gatchalian expressed concern that the allocated budget for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) total national electrification program could end up as slush fund or “pork.” The DOE is pushing for a ₱2.3 billion budget for 2020 of which ₱500 million will go to its Total […]
The House Committee on the Welfare of Children chaired by Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (Party-list, TINGOG SINIRANGAN) approved recently bills authored by House Speaker Alan Peter “Compañero” Cayetano, in consolidation with HBs 4218 and 5175 authored by Reps. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado (1st District, Bulacan) and Florencio Noel (Party-list, AN WARAY), respectively. The measure seeks to […]