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The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1432 or the People’s Freedom of Information Act seeking to provide the public with easy access to official government records, documents, and research data. Once enacted, the bill will expand Executive Order No. 2 issued by former President Rodrigo Duterte, which recognizes the people’s […]
Continuing the Duterte legacy on free tertiary education, the Senate approved on second reading Senate Bill No. 1894, or the proposed Enhancing Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a measure authored and co-sponsored by Senator Bong Go that seeks to strengthen Republic Act No. 10931 (RA 10931), or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary […]
The public deserves facts – not false narratives – on the flood control issue. Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Ping Lacson stressed this as he finalized his move to bring the panel’s accomplishments so far to the plenary, amid questions raised by some lawmakers over the focus on partial findings. Lacson […]
The Senate formally adopted a resolution led by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano ensuring Filipinos are given reasonable time to seek redress from Philippine courts and avail themselves of legal remedies in foreign or international arrest cases. Senate Resolution No. 307 was approved following the period of amendments during which Senate President Tito Sotto […]
Senator Bong Go expressed support for measures that promote transparency in law enforcement operations following the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of Senate Bill No. 1908, or the proposed Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Act. Go co-sponsored the bill, which seeks to mandate the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement personnel during official […]
Committee on Migrant Workers Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo has expressed elation over the Senate’s approval on second reading of the “Free OFW Financial Literacy Education Act” or Senate Bill (SB) No. 1910. Tulfo, principal sponsor and one of the authors of SB No. 1910, said the timely bill provides for free financial literacy education for […]
The Senate concurred in the ratification of the treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. Proposed Senate Resolution No. 315 aims to allow persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to serve their sentences in their home country, subject to the consent of the […]
Senator Bong Go emphasized the importance of making financial assistance more accessible following the approval on third and final reading of Senate Bill No. 155, a measure seeking to simplify documentary requirements for Filipinos applying for government financial assistance. SBN 155 aims to remove unnecessary hurdles that often prevent poor and vulnerable Filipinos from immediately […]
Senator Chiz Escudero will lead Senate hearings on a priority measure that will disqualify relatives of public officials from entering into government contracts, following his appointment as chairperson of a newly created subcommittee under the Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation. The Senate approved the veteran legislator’s designation during plenary after Majority […]
Voting 19-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading Senator Erwin Tulfo’s Senate Bill No. 155, known as the Direkta at Agad na Lingap at Interbensiyon (DALI) Act, which seeks to eliminate unnecessary documentary requirements in accessing government aid and ensure its release within the day. “For too long, our kababayans have been burdened […]