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The Bicameral Conference Committee has approved the reconciled Senate and House versions of the bill that will let mobile subscribers keep their mobile numbers even if they switch to another mobile service provider or change subscription plans from prepaid to postpaid or vice versa. With the approval of the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. […]
Senator Sonny Angara hailed as a “step in the right direction” government’s decision to suspend the increase in excise taxes on petroleum products amid soaring price of crude in the world market. “We commend President Rodrigo Duterte and his economic managers for staying sensitive to the plight of our people and adjusting with the times. […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said government should not only extend the employment of government contractual employees, but also ensure that they are given security of tenure. Villanueva made the statement after the announcement of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that it recently amended Joint Circular No.1, series of 2017, together with the Civil Service […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, asked farmers to be firm in their heroic work of producing food for every Filipino as she revealed that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte would soon be pouring multi-billion-peso funds for various agriculture programs. Speaking before farmers and other agriculture stakeholders during […]
House Committee on Agriculture Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. on Thursday said he would convince his colleagues in both the Lower and Upper House to convene the bicameral conference committee on the rice tariffication bill as soon as possible to expedite the passage of the measure, which is expected to bring down […]
A Senate committee is backing the creation of a special court that will handle cases of abuse and crimes involving police officers, in a bid to reform the Philippine Nation Police (PNP) and better protect the public. The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Gordon, is pushing for Senate Bill […]
Workers from both public and private sectors will be getting bigger 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses because of the law that raised the tax exemption cap of bonuses and benefits. Beginning this year, pursuant to Republic Act 10963, the 13th month pay and other benefits, including productivity incentives and Christmas bonuses, are exempted from […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1998, or the proposed rice tariffication bill, which President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent in a bid to bring down the price of rice in the market and reduce inflation. SB 1998, sponsored by Senator Cynthia Villar, was passed with a vote of […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Thursday said that as a lawyer and member of the legislature, he fully respected the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the constitutionality of the government’s K-12 education program. However, Pimentel urged the executive and legislature “to urgently address and strongly focus on the welfare of teachers and other stakeholders negatively […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite its internal review of the K-12 Program amid continuing reports of low employment rates for graduates of the program, stressing that the review of the K-12 curriculum is important to boost the employability of graduates. “Dahil nga ang hangarin ng K to 12 […]