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Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III reported a productive Senate in the first two and a half months of the year with two bills enacted and 45 other bills and three resolutions pending passage before Congress takes its first recess. Pimentel lauded colleagues for working overtime to fast-track the enactment of laws that would improve […]
The Mindanao-born solon said that as the top defense officials in the country, Lorenzana and Año should be “circumspect” about the statements they make regarding women in the military. “If Gabriela Silang were alive today, I believe she would take exception to the statements of our good Defense Secretary and our good AFP Chief of […]
Impeachment is not the answer. This was Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III’s message to the critics of President Rodrigo Duterte who have threatened to impeach the President for various offenses. In a radio interview last weekend, Pimentel said that the critics of the President had other alternatives if they wanted to raise or dig […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III today said the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP LABAN) is pushing for a uniquely Filipino, semi-presidential executive-legislative set-up under the proposed federal system of government. “We seek to benefit from the advantages of the parliamentary system while respecting the Filipinos’ preference for a strong president at the […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Tuesday that mining firms behind the destabilization campaign against President Rodrigo Duterte were “getting desperate” and should instead refocus their energies and resources on complying with the environmental laws governing their industry. According to Pimentel, “the President has once again shown that he will not hesitate to […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has enjoined the country’s municipal and city councilors to support the national movement for a federal state, saying that it would take time before the change in the form of government would be realized. But while the proposal is fast gaining ground with support from various groups, led by […]
The Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to grant an additional 60 days of maternity leave to expectant mothers. Senate Bill No. 1305, or the “Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2017” was approved with 22 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and zero abstention. The bill was authored and sponsored by […]
With 20 affirmative votes, the Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to regulate and professionalize speech language pathology in the country. Senate Bill No. 462, or the Speech Language Pathology Act of 2016, was authored and sponsored by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, chair of the Senate Committee on Civil […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III filed a measure on February 17 declaring January 23 as a special working holiday in commemoration of the First Philippine Republic and the founding of the Malolos Congress. The First Republic was inaugurated at Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan on January 23, 1899, after the success of the Philippine Revolution. […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III filed a bill for mandatory training of Filipino college students for their possible mobilization in the service of the nation during times of emergencies and contingencies in the form of natural and man-made calamities and external and internal security threats. Senate Bill 1322, filed by Pimentel on February 9, […]