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The House of Representatives has elected 10 lawmakers to fill up various leadership posts in the Lower Chamber. Named House Deputy Majority Leaders were Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, Batangas 4th District Rep. Lianda Bolilia, Manila 5th District Rep. Amanda Christina Bagatsing; Pampanga 4th District Rep. Juan Pablo Bondoc and Pangasinan 4th District […]
The Senate has approved the first round of committee chairmanships for the 18th Congress. A day after the opening of the first regular session of the 18th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri moved for the election of the chairpersons for 20 Senate committees. The committee chairmanships were approved during the plenary session presided […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the establishment of a mandatory continuing education program for elementary and high school teachers in both public and private schools. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 367 or The Continuing Education for Teachers Act, which mandates government to implement a comprehensive national program for mandatory continuing education for all primary […]
At the opening of the 18th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines, Senator Bong Go expressed his excitement towards his new mandate as a senator and his responsibility to serve the Filipino people. “Iba ang pakiramdam. Exciting. I am always ready to serve the Filipino people,” Go said at an ambush interview right after […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing anew with the passage of a measure to institutionalize the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), empowering the agency to play a more important role in steering government policies to solve the country’s most pressing socio-economic concerns. Saying there is a need to instill a culture of planning in the […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa wants to produce at least one police officer from every barangay in the country to ensure enough personnel at the grassroots level and familiarity in the area of responsibility which will lead to an efficient police service. Dela Rosa, who also served in the Philippine National Police (PNP) for at least […]
Senator Dick Gordon stressed that Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2019 will finally give justice to victims of riding-in-tandem criminals. “This would provide greater chances for crimes perpetrated by criminals on board motorcycles to be solved.” Gordon, principal author and sponsor of the law, explained that the object of the […]
Acting to curb plastic pollution in the country, Senator Cynthia Villar is prioritizing a law that will ban single-use plastics. Senate Bill No. 333 or the Single-Use Plastic Product Regulation Act of 2019 seeks to regulate the manufacturing, importation, and use of single-use plastic products. Villar, who is expected to stay on as chairperson of […]
Citing the need to elevate the status of the country as a producer of leaders, experts, and authorities in the health care field, particularly in nursing, Senator Bong Go has filed a bill amending the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002. Senate Bill No. 395, also known as the “Advanced Nursing Education Act of 2019”, seeks […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to create at least one math and science high school in each province nationwide to eliminate economic and geographical barriers that restrict access to math and science education. In filing Senate Bill No. 369 or the Equitable Access to Math and Science Education Act, Gatchalian said […]