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Senator Koko Pimentel III said the Senate review of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is not connected to the canceled U.S. visa of Senator Bato deal Rosa. “Hindi naman namin pinapakialaman (We are not interfering), we are just reviewing it. Wala itong relation sa visa ni Bato (This has nothing to do with the visa […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, commended the Office of the Ombudsman for acting promptly in dismissing and indicting three officials of the Bureau of Correction (BuCor) who were accused of extorting P50,000 from a Bilibid inmate in exchange for early release based on the Good Conduct Time Allowance […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to make full use of the Energy Virtual One Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Law to ensure that there will be adequate power supply in anticipation of high demand during the summer season. Gatchalian, chair of the committee on energy […]
The government’s emergency repatriation fund lodged in the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) amounting to P65 million should be tapped to finance the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers and migrants in the Middle East as tensions heighten between Iran and the United States, Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, […]
Senator Dick Gordon has described Republic Act 11459 or the Judges-At-Large Act of 2019, which the Supreme Court is set to implement, as a game-changer that will improve the country’s judicial system as it would decongest trial court dockets across the country and ensure the speedy administration of justice.Republic Act 11459, of which Gordon was […]
To aid the government in its bid to improve the quality of education in the country, the Senate is pushing for the revival of the Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM). Five senators, led by Sonny Angara, have filed Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 calling for the creation of the EDCOM, which will be composed of […]
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the measure that will tax electronic cigarettes and raise excise taxes on alcohol, which is expected to give the government an additional P24.9 billion in revenues. The bicameral conference committee earlier reconciled Senate Bill No. 1074 and House Bill No. House Bill No. 1026. Distilled spirits, fermented […]
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., […]