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The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure lowering the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56. With 192 affirmative votes, zero negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 5509, which seeks to amend Section 13-A of Republic Act 8291, otherwise known as […]
The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a measure proposing the salary increases for government workers starting in 2020. The panel, chaired by Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, approved the consolidated House Bill 5712, which proposes another round of salary increases for civilian government employees since the last tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) […]
With close to 400 medals won by the Philippine contingent in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the national team has brought tremendous pride to the country. Part of the impressive medal haul were 149 gold medals, a feat that was achieved through hard work and a lot of personal sacrifice on the part […]
The global education survey Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 — which ranked the Philippines as the lowest in reading and second to the lowest in science and math among 79 countries — also showed that Filipino students are the most exposed to bullying. Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) […]
The Senate has adopted Senate Resolution 271, which was introduced by Senator Risa Hontiveros to commend the 10 recipients of the 2019 “The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines” (TOYM) award. The TOYM awardees for 2019 are Reynaldo S. Abellana (arts and humanities music), Ziaur-Rahman Adiong (government service), Alfonso Tomas Araullo (broadcast journalism), Casiano H. Choresca Jr., […]
Parol (Christmas lantern)-makers of Las Piñas and young local performers took center stage at the newly-inaugurated Tent at the Vista Global South for the 14th Las Piñas Parol Festival. The Parol Festival was a brainchild of Senator Cynthia Villar when she was still the representative of Las Piñas in a bid to boost the city’s parol-making […]
A week after his Malasakit Center bill was signed into law, Senator Bong Go joined the launch of the 54th Malasakit Center in the country at the Margarito Duavit Memorial Hospital (Rizal Provincial Hospital -Binangonan Annex) in Binangonan, Rizal. Initiated by Go to aid Filipinos in need of swift government medical services, the Malasakit Center […]
Senator Imee Marcos has started moves in the Upper House to investigate the water concession contracts and accomplishment records of Manila Water and Maynilad Water Services. Marcos has filed Senate Resolution 259 to examine which provisions in the original and extended concession agreements were contrary to government interests and why the two water companies have […]
The Senate will look into the delayed projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the delay in its initial public offering (IPO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said they want to look deeper into the causes of the delays in 33 important […]
A party-list lawmaker said the 18th Congress and the Duterte administration should apply the full force of criminal, civil, and administrative laws against water concessionaires Manila Water and Maynilad. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera made the statement following warnings by the two companies that water rates will be raised should the government revokes the […]