Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reintroduced in the 19th Congress the bill which seeks to mandate the appointment of at least two barangay health workers (BHWs) in every barangay and granting them standard salaries and additional incentives. Go, who will again chair the Senate Committee on...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a measure seeking to mandate government offices to adopt digital systems to expedite transactions and enable them to pay and receive digital currency. The proposed “Use of Digital Payments Act” is part of the initial bills filed by the senator in the...
Returning Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed Magna Carta of Private School Teachers to safeguard the rights and welfare of the teaching force in private institutions. The measure, Senate Bill 3, aims to improve the social and economic status of private school teachers by protecting their...
Senator Francis Tolentino will adopt new rules for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee once he officially becomes its chairman in the forthcoming 19th Congress, which will begin on July 25. Tolentino said the rules would ensure orderly committee hearings and would.respect the rights of persons...
Neophyte Senator Mark A. Villar has filed a bill providing rights of bicycle riders and the establishment of a Local Bikeway Office (LBO) under the supervision of city and municipal engineering offices. Villar, a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary, said the LBO would be...
Rookie Senator Robin Padilla said Friday, July 8 that he would put his heart and time on the 20 bills he has so far filed in the 24-member Senate. ‘’Federalism is among our priority measures, addressing the needs of our brothers in Mindanao, as well as our senior citizens, and fellow workers in...
If given the chance, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said he will ask President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify the bill seeking the imposition of the death penalty for high-level drug traffickers as urgent. Senator Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa “Given the chance, I will do it. Kung...
The Senate will prioritize the passage of economic measures to help revive the economy in the upcoming 19th Congress that will start on July 25. After a long discussion with some of his colleagues, incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said the Upper House’s initial plans are to act, among...
Senators welcomed on Thursday, July 7, the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. abolishing the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet secretary. Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said ‘’streamlining is a good development for me as I am for eliminating...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, July 7, emphasized the need for all Filipinos to be entitled to a full medical check-up as part of the country’s efforts at strengthening the country’s healthcare system. Go noted the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on how challenging it...
The 24-member Senate is almost finished selecting chairmen of the chamber's 40 committees in the upcoming 19th Congress, which begins on July 25. The selection was made by senators who form the so-called ‘’Senate supemajority’’ headed by incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri after...
Ensuring the sustainability of vital government programs, raising the level of the country’s education to make it globally competitive, and future-proofing the Philippines for domestic and external shocks make up the first 10 bills that Sen. Pia Cayetano has filed in the Senate for the 19th...
