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The move allowing PhilHealth members to be admitted to vacant pay ward beds in government hospitals is a positive development that aligns with an existing practice long allowed under current rules, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said. “Sometimes the problem is not the absence of a new policy, but the failure to use what […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed the Marcos administration’s initiative to prioritize a measure that abolishes the travel tax as part of the key legislation in the 20th Congress. This after Malacañang announced that the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) included the bill as part of the government’s latest priority measures. “This is good […]
With the number of unemployed Filipinos increasing to 2.26 million in December 2025 from 2.25 million in November, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano renewed calls for reforms that address wage issues, labor protection, and long-standing weaknesses in the country’s employment system. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that unemployment edged […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed the approval of the country’s first nationwide digital connectivity master plan, saying it gives clearer direction to reforms under the Konektadong Pinoy Act which he authored. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had approved the nationwide digital connectivity master plan recently, which lays out the government’s long-term strategy to expand […]
The Student First Coalition has formally endorsed Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s The Learner’s Choice (TLC) in Private Basic Education Act of 2025, which aims to reform education subsidies by expanding private school choice for students and providing critical support to low-income families. In a letter of support sent to the Senate Committee on […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized that church communities have the strongest influence in setting moral standards and driving national change. “The greatest influence is community… Naghahanap po tayo ng pagbabago… We want the culture of heaven. Ang problema, ang culture is also dictated by the community,” Cayetano said during the ‘40 Days of […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano affirmed the life purpose of over 100 orphans from the Baguio City-based Bethesda Ministries International Philippines who visited the City of Taguig. “May future ka. Hindi ka aksidente. Kasi sa mundong ito, gusto ng demonyo, maniwala tayo na aksidente lang tayo at hindi tayo importante. Pero hindi po totoo iyon,” […]
As the P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026 moves from legislation to implementation, long-standing concerns raised by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on the direction and substance of public spending have once again come into focus. Throughout the budget deliberations that led to the approval of the 2026 General Appropriations Act — now […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano questioned the small budget the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is receiving despite its critical role in supporting millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). During the Senate deliberation on the DMW’s proposed 2026 budget, Cayetano said the government must explain why an agency that protects workers bringing in billions […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment to fund the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) but said a law is still needed to make the body “bulletproof” and truly independent in pursuing corruption cases. “We have to find a way na mas mabilis ang imbestigasyon, mas mabilis ‘yung pagkaso, at […]