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The “shoe-tech” school being put up by the Marikina City local government for those who want to go into the shoemaking business is a Tatak Pinoy model that other parts of the country can follow, Senator Sonny Angara said. “We need more of these Tatak Pinoy initiatives to highlight the best of what an LGU […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the “Murang Kuryente Act,” which seeks to lower the country’s electricity rates. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said the newly-signed law would ease the burden of Filipino consumers in paying their electricity bills once the government’s share of the Malampaya fund […]
Senator Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte is still studying the proposed exemption of Davao City from martial law considering security concerns. “I cannot speak in behalf of the President, but he is concerned that the terrorists might run and hide here in Mindanao,” Go said. Davao City Councilor Mabel Acosta, peace and public safety […]
Following the Department of Health’s (DOH) declaration of a national dengue epidemic, Senator Dick Gordon has called on the agency to continue monitoring and testing all 800,000 Dengvaxia-vaccinated children to determine if they were seronegative or do not have a previous history of dengue. Gordon expressed concern over the health of children who were given […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has refiled a bill seeking to implement a “no parking space, no car policy” in Metro Manila. Gatchalian said Senate Bill No. 368, otherwise known as the Proof-Of-Parking Space Act, will require prospective buyers of motor vehicles to present a notarized affidavit showing that they have a permanent parking space or facility […]
How do we expect our youth to be prepared for college and to find decent jobs later on in life when they’re not getting the best education that they deserve in grade school and high school? Senator Sonny Angara was incensed by the disappointing accomplishment report of the Department of Education (DepEd) for 2018, which […]
During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography that included a briefing on the country’s health situation and healthcare system, committee chair Senator Bong Go expressed his concern on the various public health issues the country is presently dealing with. The challenges presented and discussed during the hearing include the […]
In a bid to decongest Metro Manila, Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to transfer the seat of the national government to New Clark City in Tarlac by 2030. “With our economy growing at 6% on the average and the rise of middle-income families who have the capacity to buy new vehicles, we […]
The P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget will be thoroughly reviewed by each member of the Senate, said Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, chair of the Senate committee on finance, said each senator has an individual checklist on how to evaluate an agency budget or spending item, which would ensure that the review of next year’s budget would […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa has floated the idea of compelling state-run universities to fully cooperate with security forces in ensuring that groups that indoctrinate students into the communist ideology will not be allowed in their campuses. “They should, gobyerno naman gumagastos sa kanila (the government funds them). Government-owned schools ang mga ito (these are government schools) and yet […]