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On the commemoration of the 158th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, Senator Loren Legarda honored the Philippine national hero, who she said was one of the first overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and a cultural advocate. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, together with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Philippine Ambassador […]
To ensure that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is capable of immediately coming to the rescue of Filipino fishermen who are in distress at sea, Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for the allocation of additional budget for boosting the agency’s capability. Gordon made the proposal in the wake of the incident at the Recto Bank […]
President Rodrigo Duterte did not endorse any candidate for the House speakership during the recent gathering of neophyte House members at Malacañang, several lawmakers who attended the event said. The dinner reception, which was attended by more than 125 new and returning House members, was hosted by Davao City Representative-elect Pulong Duterte at the Malago Lounge […]
Senator Cynthia Villar is urging local government leaders to emulate the exemplary traits of Dr. Jose Rizal, who she said is an inspiration for all Filipinos especially among the youth. “Mapalad kayo dahil hindi na ninyo kailangan lumayo pa mula dito sa Calamba para humanap ng ehemplo na pwede ninyo tularan –walang iba kung hindi […]
Senator Dick Gordon pointed out that the issue on the recent sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea is that distressed people should not be left abandoned at sea. Gordon said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang missed the point being because the crux […]
Senator-elect Bong Go laid down his priority bills for the Filipino people once he is seated in the Senate, with the increase of public school teachers’ salaries on top. Go bared his plan to increase the salary of public-school teachers after the implementation of the fourth and final tranche of their compensation adjustment in 2019 […]
Senator Loren Legarda sees the continued strengthening of the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Germany with the reopening of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Frankfurt. Legarda was recently the guest of honor at the inauguration of the reopened PCG in Frankfurt. The event coincided with the Consulate’s celebration of the 121st anniversary of […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading three measures which seek to establish fisheries research centers in the country to address the declining fish population and high poverty incidence among the more than 1.5 million coastal fisherfolks in the country. Unanimously approved were House Bill 7491, which seeks to establish a provincial fisheries […]
The House of Representatives has ratified Conference Committee Report which harmonizes the provisions of House Bill 8784 and Senate Bill 1299, and provides that service charges collected by hotels, restaurants and other similar establishments shall be distributed in full to all covered employees. House Bill 9784 is principally authored by Reps. Dennis Laogan (Party-list, ANG […]
The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference report reconciling the disagreeing provisions of House Bill 8869 and Senate Bill 1950, which both seek to reduce electricity rates by allocating the net national government share from the Malampaya Natural Gas Project for the payment of the stranded contract costs and stranded debts of the […]