Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, February 5 urged the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to focus on prioritizing public welfare and the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. Ejercito made the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) favored the establishment of a Forensic Institute in the country to increase the number of forensic pathologists who can help law enforcers in solving crimes and addressing human rights violations. Supported by the CHR was the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No....
Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 31 expressed elation over their ranking in the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey released on January 28. Both re-electionist senators are known allies of former president Rodrigo Duterte. ...
Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 31 to certify the legislated wage hike bill in the Senate as urgent, emphasizing the need to improve the standard of living for Filipino workers. Villanueva, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and...
Senator Bong Go has opposed the comprehensive sexual education (CSE) provision in the proposed anti-teenage pregnancy bill as he believes that such sensitive topics must be taught within the family and not by the schools. Although the proposed CSE in the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill is...
Seven senators have withdrawn their support for Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act. In a letter to Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, January 21, Senators Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, and Christopher...
Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, January 21 called on lawmakers to consider a different version of an anti-teenage pregnancy bill, one that would not provide or introduce risky policies in the country’s sexuality education. Revilla said Senate Bill No. 1209, or the proposed...
Members of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) may now avail of outpatient emergency care services for unexpected life-threatening medical emergencies, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma said. Ledesma disclosed this during a Senate...
Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
Senators have expressed support for the aim of the “National Rally for Peace” organized by the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Members of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) gather at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Monday, January 13,for their National Rally for Peace.According to Manila...
From left to right: Senators Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, Bong Go (Facebook) Senators Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, and Christopher "Bong" Go welcomed the year 2025 by talking about their hopes and aspirations for Filipinos...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, December 26 lauded the Department of Health (DOH) for scrapping the need for senior citizens to present their medical purchase booklet to avail of the mandated 20 percent discount on medicines. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
