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The 2019 House of Representatives Month celebration continues with the formal launch of the exhibit “HRep @ 112: The History of the House of the People in Sights and Sounds.” The interactive multimedia exhibit honors over a century of Philippine legislative history, featuring videos, sound recordings, documents, photos and artifacts on legislative milestones from as […]
Senators have expressed grief over the passing of former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., whose commitment to public service has helped shape the nation. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Pimentel was not only a great dissenter, but also a great builder. “While others sought comfort in numbers, Nene drew strength from his […]
Senator Nancy Binay stressed the need to ensure a stricter implementation of the carrying capacity of Boracay amid the expected influx of tourists in the island in the coming months. Binay said the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) should give an update on the status of the framework they have established in monitoring the number […]
Following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Mindanao recently, several House members are urging the swift passage of a bill creating a government agency that will specifically deal with disasters and other calamities in the country. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said there is now an immediate need for the passage of the administration’s version […]
The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee E chaired by Senator Win Gatchalian has grilled the Department of Energy (DOE) on the status of electrification in the country as the committee scrutinized the agency’s budget for 2020. Gatchalian pointed out during the budget hearing that the DOE has yet to submit its comprehensive strategy and rollout […]
Senator Bong Go said he will suggest to President Rodrigo Duterte that barangay officials be given cash incentives in December, pending the passage of a bill that proposes fixed salaries and benefits for them. “I will suggest to President Duterte that our barangay officials be given cash incentives this December while we await the passage […]
After conducting an ocular inspection of the New Clark City Sports Complex, Senate Committee on Sports Chair Bong Go said the P13-billion project is ready for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games that the Philippines will be hosting. “As planned and promised, the construction of the sports complex is right on schedule. It will no […]
With mass transportation still proving to be a problem for many Filipinos, Senator Sonny Angara has proposed to make the operations of ‘habal-habal’ or motorcycles-for-hire legal. Angara has filed Senate Bill 1025 or Motorcycles-for-hire Act, which seeks to classify motorcycles-for-hire or two-wheeled vehicles as public transportation, amending the Land Transportation and Traffic Code. The Code […]
The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee is pushing for a measure that proposes to restructure the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) into a pure oil and gas exploration firm. Senator Win Gatchalian made the statement following the suspension of PNOC Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Pedro Aquino for approving an […]
Senators stood in unison to credit the leadership skills that their leader, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, has honed through the years and have earned for him the trust of the public. Senator Koko Pimentel III was quick to point out that the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey, which showed Sotto’s continued and unprecedented […]