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The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to increase the excise taxes on tobacco products in a bid to reduce smoking among Filipinos and generate additional funds for the government’s Universal Health Care program. With 20 affirmative votes and no negative vote, the upper chamber passed Senate Bill No. 2233 […]
Senator-elect Bong Go has vowed to continue giving assistance to fire victims even as he officially starts his work in the Senate. Go made the commitment following his visit to 119 individuals affected by a fire that struck Mapagkumbaba Extension Pook Malinis, Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City. “Definitely. At hindi lang sa mga nasusunugan. Kung saan […]
Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar has tapped the help of a group of women in Dasmariñas, Cavite to make bags out of the tarpaulins used during her campaign in the recent midterm elections. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said this recycling project benefits a small tailoring business, which employs mothers as […]
The Senate passed on third reading a resolution concurring in the ratification of the agreement on the boundary line that delimits the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of the Philippines and Indonesia. With 20 affirmative votes and no negative vote, the upper chamber passed Senate Resolution 1048, which expresses concurrence in the “Agreement between the Government […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to decongest the country’s jails by authorizing courts to require community service instead of jail terms for minor offenses. Senator Dick Gordon, chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and sponsor of the bill, cited the timeliness of the measure’s approval, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of a bill penalizing owners of warehouses used as laboratories and storage in the manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs, following the seizure of ₱1 billion worth of shabu from a warehouse in Malabon City. Senate Bill No. 1225, filed by Gatchalian, seeks to amend Section 8 […]
Senator-elect Bong Go expressed his sincerest gratitude to the Filipino community in an event held in Tokyo, Japan as part of the four-day visit of President Rodrigo Duterte. “Maraming salamat po sa oportunidad na ipinagkaloob ninyo sa akin upang pagsilbihan kayo. Hindi po lahat ng mga Pilipino ay nabibigyan ng pribiliheyo na tumulong na paangatin […]
Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar led the groundbreaking of a socialized housing project in the village of Balubal in Cagayan de Oro under the City Housing and Urban Development Department (CHUDD) of the local government. “There are about 40 two-story buildings that will be built in a lot owned by the city government in this hinterland […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has backed the advice given by. President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dispose of Smartmatic as the provider of vote counting machines for the country’s automated elections. Pimentel, chair of the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, said the President has a good point in […]
The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved a measure that will further strengthen the powers and functions of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB). The bicameral conference committee, headed by Senator Win Gatchalian and Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia, agreed to adopt the Senate version of the bill, which went through a […]