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Senator Koko Pimentel III on Thursday renewed calls for the “urgent and immediate follow through on the abolition of the Road Board” after noting that the Senate had already passed a measure putting an end to the government agency’s existence early this year. The lawmaker likewise tagged as “legally questionable” the House of Representatives’ “rescission” […]
To address the overloading of cases in the trial courts which defeat the Constitutional provision on the speedy disposition of cases, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed the creation of judges-at-large positions in the lower courts. Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, filed Senate Bill No. 2002 or the Judges-At-Large Act of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the new Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to jump start efforts to normalize the power supply in provinces ravaged by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut”) recently. The ECERF, established by Republic Act […]
Senator Sonny Angara thanked his colleagues in the Senate for approving on third and final reading a measure institutionalizing the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), an incentive program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that recognizes and rewards local government units (LGUs) for their excellent service and high standards of […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Wednesday announced that the House has resumed deliberations on the 3.757 trillion-peso 2019 national budget after the House of Representatives adopted a new Committee Report that would restore 51.7 billion pesos and subsequently provide additional funding for the Department of Education (DepEd), State Universities and Colleges […]
A party-list representing the agriculture sector called on government to immediately release funds for the relief of farmers affected by Typhoon ‘Ompong’ which hit the country last week. “We hope that the release of calamity funds will be rushed particularly in the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Ompong like Cagayan Valley, Ilocos, and Cordillera regions,” […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the Senate ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the bill ensuring the health of mothers and children starting from the first 1,000 days of pregnancy. Villanueva, one of the authors of Senate Bill No. 1537 or the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act, said that providing proper nutrition and health […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said once passed into law, the bill liberalizing the importation of rice in the country will help reduce the price of rice and at the same time provide enough support for local farmers who will be affected by the influx of cheaper rice from abroad. Villar, recognizing that the lifting of import […]
Senator Sonny Angara is urging the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to fast-track the deployment of emergency communications systems in disaster-hit areas. This year, the DICT has received P192 million for the purchase of six Mobile Operations Vehicles for Emergency (MOVE) — a flagship component of the DICT’s emergency communications system to help […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chairperson Sen. Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday urged retiring Army Chief and incoming National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Lt. Gen. Rolando Bautista to work closely with the government’s economic managers to stabilize rice prices and address problems with supplies of affordable NFA rice. Pimentel said the long queues for NFA […]