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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of the proof-of-parking space bill as a possible solution to the traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Gatchalian said a number of bills have been filed in both chambers of Congress with the aim of decongesting Metro Manila’s traffic even without the granting of emergency powers. President Rodrigo […]
Republic Act 11199 or the SSS Act of 2019 would put an end to the “palakasan” system in the appointment of members of the governing board of the state pension fund, Senator Dick Gordon said. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, said RA 11199 ushers in an era of […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program or the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps) should be institutionalized to give millions of poor Filipinos a better chance at escaping poverty. Angara said the 12-year-old human development program, designed to keep children in school and keep them healthy, has been proven to be […]
Better economic opportunities for everyone, from fisherfolk to finance giants. This according to Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III, is “one of the core principles” of the administration’s economic agenda, and is one of the reasons voters should choose the senatorial candidates being endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The senator from Mindanao […]
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has included former Interior Secretary Raffy Alunan III in his senatorial lineup for the upcoming May midterm elections. Alunan himself confirmed this during the campaign rally of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan City, Laguna. “Malaking karangalan (It is a huge honor) to […]
There should be more Mindanaoans representing the Senate, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said. Andanar made this remark during the recent Piyesta sa Kapitolyo in Surigao City urging Mindanaoans to consider voting for senators who will ensure that their region will not be left behind. The communications chief said Senate should have […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go said the country cannot improve its health care program for the poor if government will not work to increase the benefits of Filipino nurses and doctors. Go, in an interview at the sidelines of the PDP-Laban campaign sortie in Cebu, vowed to look […]
Senator Dick Gordon pointed out that giving the Social Security Commission (SSC) the power to condone delinquent contributions is a very significant provision of Republic Act (RA) 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, explained that with the Social Security System (SSS)able […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara hailed the enactment of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act as an important step towards building a healthier Philippines where people have access to quality health services without exposing them to financial hardship. “Every Filipino is now assured of access to good quality preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed concern over the apparent decreasing fish stocks through the years in the face of various challenges, including wide-scale illegal fishing and ocean pollution from the indiscriminate dumping of plastics. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, noted that from 70 percent wild catch and 30 percent aquaculture, […]