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Senator Cynthia Villar stressed that the package of support for farmers included in the rice tariffication bill is government’s response to the expiration last June 30, 2017 of the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice importation under the agreement with the World Treaty Organization (WTO). Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, said Senate […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has been endorsed by a regional political party in the upcoming 2019 senatorial race. Kusog Bikolandia, a political party led by their chairman Noel De Luna, also recognized Go as an honorary member and the party’s standard bearer for senator in the 2019 elections. “Makakaasa po […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediately resolve the disqualification cases filed against him in connection with his candidacy in the May 2019 polls. “It is to the benefit of the people that these cases be resolved immediately. Or else, votes may be put to waste come the elections,” […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has vowed to push for legislative reforms in the health, agriculture, education, and housing sectors if he gets elected to the Senate in next year’s midterm polls. Go was the guest of honor at the launching of the Kusog Bicolandia party where he was named as […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III said he is keeping an open mind on the possible extension of martial law in Mindanao, following announcements from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) that they will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte another extension of military rule in the region for at least […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go told around 4,000 youth leaders in Zamboanga Del Norte to focus on their responsibilities to their community and reminded them that it is every Filipino’s duty to serve our country. “Alam ko na sa edad n’yo ngayon, prayoridad ninyo ang inyong mga assignments, mga exams o […]
The Senate unanimously ratified a bill allowing rice importation and creating a Rice Fund to protect farmers who will be adversely affected by the lifting of the quantitative restriction on the importation of rice. Senate Bill 1998 amends Republic Act 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act and replaces the quantitative import restriction on rice with […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, retired Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, will push for the restoration of the death penalty if he wins in the senatorial race next year. Dela Rosa met with local chief executives of Ilocos Norte as well as students of the Northwestern University (NWU) in Laoag City recently. While narrating […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chairperson of the Senate committee on sports, hailed the bicameral conference committee approval of a proposed measure seeking to establish the Philippine Sports Training Center or the PSTC. In the consolidated versions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the PSTC shall include training facilities for Olympic sports and other […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has vowed to craft legislative measures that would help raise the quality of life for Filipinos, if given a Senate seat in the 2019 midterm polls. During his visit to fire victims in Barangay 485, Zone 45 in Manila recently, the former presidential aide led the […]