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The growing support for the Security of Tenure bill among Cabinet members shows the government’s determination to put an end into the practice of illegal labor contractualization, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez recently gave his support for the Security of Tenure measure, a move that Villanueva described as a “vote of […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has welcomed another batch of backyard swine farmers and agriculture enthusiasts to the sustainable pig farming training program at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. More than 30 participants coming from Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and the National Capital Region signed up for the training program conducted […]
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles said he has refiled his proposed measure, which seeks to eradicate hunger and address the country’s malnutrition problem through social transfer programs, public nutrition supplement, and regular school feeding programs. House Bill 1532, also known as the Right to Adequate Food Framework Act, or simply the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the deceleration of the country’s headline inflation to 2.7 percent in June would give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) more elbow room to adjust policy rates. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on economic affairs, said the BSP could start easing its policy stance to help the country’s growth trajectory […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will take full responsibility should the two senators he endorsed during the midterm polls — Bong Go and Bato dela Rosa — do not behave as expected. Go is Duterte’s former top aide while Dela Rosa used to be the chief of the Philippine National Police and later on of […]
Senator Cynthia Villar is urging aquaculture practitioners and fish farmers to take part in solving the country’s plastic pollution problem which is now threatening the supply of fish. As 32 fish farmers coming from Calabarzon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Aklan, Pasay and Parañaque, graduated from the 5-day freshwater […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of Energy (DOE) has put itself “right on track” in its energy direction by crafting a new program that seeks to build a renewable energy (RE) portfolio of 2,000 megawatts (MW) in 10 years. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, lauded the DOE’s initiative to collaborate with […]
Discrimination, in any shape or form, has no place in Philippine society. While the Philippines has come a long way in terms of being an open and equitable society, Senator Sonny Angara said there is still a lot more to be done to totally eliminate all forms of discrimination in the country. “Discrimination remains a […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has filed a bill creating a dedicated department that will look after the affairs of 12 million Filipinos working overseas. Senate Bill 141 which creates the Department of Migration and Development addresses the problem of redundant and difficult procedures and unnecessary fees government agencies impose on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Once enacted […]
Senator Bong Go said he is set to file a bill that would upgrade and modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). “Through this bill, they will be more educated and aware about fire safety.” “We need to ensure the safety of the people. Through this bill, they will be more educated and aware about […]