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A bill seeking a 300 percent increase in the monthly old-age pension of Filipino senior war veterans has been transmitted to Malacanang and is now just waiting for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. In all likelihood, it will be implemented early next year, providing the more than 6,000 World War II, Korean and Vietnam […]
The Senate has ratified a bicameral conference committee report aimed at improving the tech-voc skills of Filipinos and narrow the unemployment gap in the country. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives approved the harmonized version on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill 1431 and House Bill 8139 which seeks to institute the Philippine […]
The tax amnesty bill sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara is now only a step away from becoming a law after Senate ratified the bicameral report on the measure generally viewed as a “win-win” for both taxpayers and government. The tax amnesty bill grants those who have failed to pay for taxable year 2017 and prior […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he would push for rural development to decongest Metro Manila, if given a Senate seat. Go made this commitment during his visit to fire victims in Quezon City, where he cited the need for fair distribution of infrastructure projects in all areas of the country […]
Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, welcomed the return of the Balangiga bells to the Philippines and said that it is a sign of goodwill and solidarity between the country and the United States. On Tuesday, the Balangiga bells, the three church bells that were taken by the US Army […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that will expand the powers and capabilities of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) – including reforms allowing the OSG to hire more lawyers in its ranks – to boost the office’s efforts as the government’s principal law office and legal defender. Senate Bill […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the full implementation of laws protecting Filipino women against all forms of violence as the Philippines joined the rest of the world in marking the culmination of 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. The campaign–which ran from November 25, the United Nations International Day for the Elimination […]
The return of the famed Balangiga bells proves President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to deliver his promises to the people, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said. “Isa po ito sa kanyang pinanawagan noong last State of the Nation Address last July na darating na talaga, nang pinabalik ito ni Pangulong Duterte. What […]
Senator Dick Gordon supported President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for a third extension of martial law in Mindanao following the military’s briefing, in executive session, on the updates on the situation in the South. Gordon said that aside from wanting to ensure the complete rehabilitation of Marawi City which was torn apart by the armed conflict, […]
Senator Sonny Angara lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the First 1,000 Days Law, calling it “an important step towards securing a brighter future for Filipino children.” According to Angara, principal author of the law, mothers and their children are now assured of better health care services during the early days of child development with […]