Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito backed initiatives for regional housing development, calling for increased government-private sector collaboration during the 31st National Developers Convention. Photo from the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc.'s (SHDA). Ejercito, who...
'TOL VIEWS The recent collision of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) resupply vessel and Chinese Maritime Militia Vessels (CMMV) last Oct. 22 at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), months after the water cannon incident of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Filipino troops, weeks after the death of a...
Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize suicide intervention throughout the whole country by formulating life-planning education for Filipino youths. Villar filed Senate Bill No. 1669, or the Act to Provide Early Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Expansion which...
Senator Cynthia Villar questioned on Wednesday, October 25 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for the clinical trials of an African Swine Flu (ASF) vaccine conducted even before it was even approved for commercial use. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar presides...
Sen. Cynthia Villar cited the laudable achievements of cooperatives in boosting local economic development during the opening of the Coopreneurs Avenue Bazaar 2023 in Vistamall Taguig. (Photo from Sen. Cynthia Villar's Facebook page) "No cash prize can ever sufficiently reward the very...
FINDING ANSWERS Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come, according to renowned French novelist Victor Hugo. The famous quote can certainly be true for those who act promptly on an idea that turns out to be really beneficial. For those who dilly-dally, losing big time is a real...
More senators on Monday, October 23, deplored the China Coast Guard's fresh acts of agression against the country resulting in its vessels hitting an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship. "We deplore China's dangerous blocking...
PROXY DUTIES Delivering speech for Sen. Imee Romualdez Marcos at the opening of the Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete My paternal grandfather would often tell his children in Spanish, “If you can’t make the family proud, just don’t embarrass them.” This is what I would often remind myself when...
BETTER DAYS The Senate Committee on Finance is about to conclude its hearings on the individual budgets of the different departments, agencies and offices of the government. Over the next two weeks, we will be collating the recommendations made by our 15 subcommittee chairpersons for the crafting...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his call to the Teacher Education Council (TEC) to align the K to 10 MATATAG curriculum to teacher education and training. “One rationale to strengthen the Teacher Education Council is that disconnect between pre-service and in-service. The...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Under Estrada's proposed measure, local government units (LGUs) shall be mandated to allocate regular funding for the benefits and incentives of the sea wardens...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri together with Senators Grace Poe and Christopher "Bong" Go met with parliament leaders from the United Kingdom (UK) in a bid to build stronger partnerships rooted in shared democratic principles. UK Deputy Head of Mission Alistair White (from left),...
