Voting 22-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act, a measure seeking to address public schools decongestion, and expand access to education. Senate Bill No. 1981, a proposal pushed by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, was approved...
Senators Risa Hontiveros and Bam Aquino are urging the government to do more for the welfare of Filipino workers amid the elevated prices of petroleum. They made this appeal in separate statements issued on Friday, May 1, on the occasion of Labor Day. In a speech before the Philippine...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Tuesday, April 28 electricity subsidies and other mandated discounts should be funded through the national budget and not by consumers, particularly by low and middle-income households. Aquino, who has filed Senate Resolution No. 375, pointed ...
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV has filed a measure seeking to address gaps in the country’s anti-drunk and drugged driving law in a bid to protect young Filipinos who are among the most vulnerable to road crashes. Aquino introduced Senate Bill No. 2068 that seeks to amend existing Anti-Drunk and...
Former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV shared to House of Representatives reporters on Wednesday, April 22 what he believed was the key difference bettwen Senator Risa Hontiveros and another prospective alternative opposition standard-bearer, Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo. "Yung grupo namin,...
Senator Loren Legarda has called on Malacañang to take a clear stand on the suspension of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel, noting that there are now many pending bills filed to suspend it but there is still no word of assurance from the Palace yet. On Wednesday, April 15, Legarda filed Senate Bill...
Malacañang has assured that it will focus on addressing the classroom backlog by ensuring on-time fund releases to local government units (LGUs). In a meeting, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto assured Senator Bam Aquino of the timely and faster disbursement of funds to LGUs for classroom...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Wednesday, April 8 called on the government to ensure that the country’s food security won’t be at risk amid soaring fuel costs and rising inflation. Aquino emphasized the need for immediate government action on food security during the Senate Committee...
A bill seeking to classify gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products as basic necessities, making them under the government’s price control mechanism has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV filed Senate Bill No. 2011, saying the proposed law will address the gap in...
Senator Bam Aquino has renewed his call for the government to formally declare a price freeze on basic commodities and essential goods, stating that this would help shield the public from the impact of surging oil prices driven by the Middle East crisis. “Mag-price freeze na sila. Mula noong...
The government should consider suspending or reducing the value added tax (VAT) on fuel products as this can provide immediate and substantial relief to Filipinos burdened by the ongoing oil crisis, Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said. Aquino made the call during the Proactive Response and...
Oil industries expressed support for the removal of the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products at the point of importation, saying the move would be easier to implement and would directly lower pump prices. During the second organization meeting of the Senate Proactive Response and...
