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Senator Dick Gordon said the proposed creation of at least 59 additional branches of different courts in various provinces across the country would address the problem of overburdening of caseloads in the courts. During the hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on bills proposing the creation of additional court branches in various […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on local government units, the private sector and agricultural stakeholders to make it a collective goal to improve the condition of Filipino farmers and fisherfolks. “The farmers and fishermen are the key to the growth of the agricultural sector which is relevant to our country’s social and economic growth and sustainability,” […]
A party-list lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to classify campus journalism subjects and activities in the K-12 curriculum under the Araling Panlipunan discipline, instead of the Languages. 1-Ang Edukasyon Rep. Salvador Belaro Jr. said the reorientation of campus journalism as a social studies discipline will deepen the youths’ understanding of the context and […]
As the bicameral conference committee finalizes the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, ANAC-IP party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. expressed hope that peace would finally be a reality in Mindanao. “The sooner the BBL is passed, the sooner we can work to make peace a reality in Mindanao,” Panganiban said. The legislator said that ANAC-IP […]
Two months into the rainy season and with Congress resuming session next week, a party-list representing the agriculture sector urged the Senate to pass its counterpart bill expanding insurance coverage for farmers and fisherfolk––a measure that if passed will benefit 5.5 million small-hold farms and 1.7 million fishermen who are most vulnerable to the effects […]
With sessions in Congress set to resume next week, House Appropriations Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said that ensuring funding for government programs that benefit the country’s “probinsyanos” would be his top priority when the House begins budget deliberations at month’s end. In a series of radio interviews, Nograles said that he would ensure […]
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure requiring all traffic signal poles to be equipped with accessible pedestrian signals (APS) to ensure road safety for pedestrians, especially among the blind and visually-impaired people. De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1861 which […]
Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to submit a workable and attainable budget for 2019 aimed at addressing the environmental concerns of different tourist destinations in the country. The lawmakers issued the call during the hearing of the Committee on Natural Resources on […]
Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for a more stringent regulation of the use of plastic bags to curb pollution and mitigate the harmful effects of marine litter. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said plastic bags end up as litter, clogging drainages, polluting waterways and […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called for the full inclusion of the rights of the indigenous peoples (IPs) into the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during the bicameral conference committee meeting in Pasig City. Villanueva emphasized that the proposed law that will create the Bangsamoro territory should be reminded of its obligations under national law when it […]