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Fresh off his successful Senate comeback, Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed 10 priority legislative measures in the 20th Congress—delivering on his promise to fight hunger, uplift the agricultural sector, and ensure food security for all Filipinos.“Sa ating pagbabalik sa Senado, katulad ng ating mga nakaraang termino kung saan isinakatuparan natin ang ating mga pangako sa taumbayan, […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano filed ten priority bills ahead of the 20th Congress, presenting a legislative agenda focused on strengthening core government systems, promoting Filipino values, and ensuring long-term support for families and future generations. The measures span values formation, education, health, labor, disaster response, national defense, and social protection — sectors Cayetano identified as […]
The House of Representative adjourned on Wednesday passing all priority legislative measures of the 19th Congress, including Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 and House Bill (HB) 9710, revoking the legislative franchise of Swara Sug Media Corporation, operating as Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).In his adjournment speech, Speaker Martin Romualdez commended the House’s perseverance, resulting […]
The Senate buckled down to work on the last week of the regular plenary session of the 19th Congress before the legislature went on a month-long break starting Sept. 30. Senate President Migz Zubiri said the upper chamber approved a total of 18 measures, five of which were included in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s list […]
The Senate is set to approve on third and final reading 17 measures that include four priority legislation of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and 12 local bills for the upgrade of state universities and colleges (SUCs). “Apart from the budget deliberations in the committee, the Senate is doing its best to deliberate and […]
Committee chairpersons of key panels in the House of Representatives said they are ready to move the needed legislation to advance the governance priorities President Ferdinand Marcos Jr laid out in his second State of the Nation Address. Appropriations committee chairman Representative Zaldy Co of the AKO BICOL Party-list said legislative priorities are “fleshed out […]
The Senate is ready to hit the ground running on priority bills and other key pieces of legislation as it opened the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress. “We made a commitment that, on the part of the Senate, we will pass 20 priority bills by December 2023,” Senate President Migz Zubiri said. “We […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri, in the recent Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council meeting, proposed to add nine bills for inclusion in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA), on top of the 42 bills already listed in the agenda. “It was a productive meeting, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was very participative, with his questions on the […]
With one week left before the sine die adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress, the Senate is expecting to give its third reading approval on three more priority bills of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council. These are the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, the Regional Specialty Centers Act, and the […]
In a productive single session, the House of Representatives approved a total of 13 priority measures of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. included in the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative-Executive Advisory Council (LEDAC) to ensure better public services for Filipinos and expedite economic growth. It could be recalled that prior to the resumption of the […]