Senators on Wednesday, Sept. 13 expressed dismay at the quality of employment that graduates from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are getting after they found out that there are some who are landing below minimum-wage jobs. Senate Majority Leader Joel...
Sen. Francis Tolentino condemned the recent shooting incident involving a would-be witness in the abuse of household helper Elvira Vergara. Elvira Vergara (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 13 Tolentino said that "Dodong" will testify as a witness in the Senate Committee...
Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a bill that seeks to strengthen the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by providing it with expanded structural, organizational, and functional independence. Through Senate Bill No. 2440 or the proposed Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Charter, Padilla said that CHR will...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has asked the Senate for a supplemental budget in adherence to the directive of President Marcos to have a sustained and continued presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu disclosed that the agency requires a supplemental budget of...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that passing the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act is the Senate’s response to the plea for assistance from salt industry stakeholders to revitalize their dying sector. Sen. Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB photo) Voting...
Senator Imee Marcos distributed the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) cash aid to Bulakenyos and school supplies to school children in the province on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Senator Imee R. Marcos in Balagtas, Bulacan's Central School Sports Complex where she was welcomed by...
FINDING ANSWERS With the average Filipino being a voracious rice eater, consuming almost one-third kilo of the staple daily, there’s no doubt that rice is the most basic of all food items needed to survive. So basic indeed that before price control took effect on Sept. 5, the scarcity of rice...
Voting 22-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to strengthen and revitalize the salt industry in the country. Approved on the third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2243 or the proposed or the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act. "My wholehearted support and...
Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday, Sept. 11 pushed for clearer regulations on Halal certification amid the confusion brought by having two different agencies involved in the certification and accreditation. Sen. Robin Padilla presides over the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Sept. 11, that "redundant revalidation" of the identities of farmers' identities and certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) will render the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act "meaningless."...
BETTER DAYS The Senate Committee on Finance, of which I am chairman, recently concluded its deliberations on Senate Bill No. 2426 or the proposed Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act which aims to develop a strategy to encourage, support, and promote the production of more diverse, sophisticated,...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva lauded the efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for their successful resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal despite "continuous harassment from China". "This is a clear indication that the Philippine...
