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The Senate has adopted three resolutions congratulating and commending a number of Filipino athletes for winning medals in the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Senate Resolutions 245, 246 and 281were introduced by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Win Gatchalian respectively. According to Zubiri, Christine Hallasgo brought honor to the country […]
Senator Dick Gordon has stressed that Senate Bill No. 1055 or the Separate Facility for Heinous Crimes Inmates Act, which was unanimously passed on third and final reading recently, will promote the general welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner incarcerated in the New Bilibid Prison. Gordon, principal author and sponsor of the […]
The Senate has adopted Senate Resolution 271, which was introduced by Senator Risa Hontiveros to commend the 10 recipients of the 2019 “The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines” (TOYM) award. The TOYM awardees for 2019 are Reynaldo S. Abellana (arts and humanities music), Ziaur-Rahman Adiong (government service), Alfonso Tomas Araullo (broadcast journalism), Casiano H. Choresca Jr., […]
Senator Imee Marcos has started moves in the Upper House to investigate the water concession contracts and accomplishment records of Manila Water and Maynilad Water Services. Marcos has filed Senate Resolution 259 to examine which provisions in the original and extended concession agreements were contrary to government interests and why the two water companies have […]
The Senate will look into the delayed projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the delay in its initial public offering (IPO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said they want to look deeper into the causes of the delays in 33 important […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for the renegotiation of business agreements that the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) have entered into with Manila Water Company, Inc. (Manila Water) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad), saying that the two concessionaires had violated public trust. During the Senate Public Services Committee hearing on the creation of […]
The proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 now only needs the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte to be enacted into law after the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on House Bill 4228 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The House of Representatives had earlier ratified the national expenditure plan. The Senate swiftly […]
To provide better service to the Filipino people, especially the indigent and poor patients in need of medical assistance from the government, the Senate has upgraded its Public Assistance Center. The newly-renovated Public Assistance Center located near the main entrance gate was inaugurated with Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and […]
The bill authored by Senator Grace Poe creating the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was approved on third and final reading at the Senate. “The NTSB is long overdue considering the transportation mishaps that have happened in the past that claimed innocent lives,” Poe said. “With thorough, timely and substantial investigation, we will be able […]
Senator Bong Go said that the Martial Law in Mindanao might no longer be extended.“Sa ngayon, as a senator, (tingin ko) hindi na po mae-extend ‘yung Martial Law. Sumulat naman po si National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (kay President Rodrigo Duterte). Hindi na po yata kailangan ng martial law,” Go said in an interview in […]