Although it has a shoreline of 36,000 kilometers, the Philippines imports 93 percent or 550,000 metric tons of salt for its requirement. “We should look at the salt industry as an added income source to fishermen during the dry season and the possibility of exporting Philippine sea salt,”...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva questioned a report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that there is zero acquittal of hundreds Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) facing charges in different countries. During a Senate committee on migrant workers public hearing, Villanueva cited a DFA...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva wants scholarships for aspiring lawyers. Villanueva, thus, filed Senate Bill No. 1639 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7662, or the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993 by including provisions for the establishment of a Legal Scholarship and Return Service...
The Senate is not passing judgment as it has yet to conclude its probe on the New Year’s Day airspace shutdown at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ‘’At this point, it’s still too early to say but the airspace shutdown last January 1 is truly unacceptable,’’ Senate Majority...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and amending the Civil Aviation Act of 2008. Revilla filed the bill following the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that led to the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Friday, January 6 said the continuous decline of Philippine unemployment rate is a welcome development as the country begins the New Year. “This shows that our hard work is paying off, especially since we have seen the downtrend in unemployment numbers...
WALA LANG Now at Madrid’s Museo del Prado until March is an exhibit on the art of Fernando Zobel, the Filipino-Spanish artist, who pioneered in the study of Philippine religious imagery, founded the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca, Spain, and masterpieces that the...
The Office of the President (OP) has commended the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for its 100 percent resolution rate of public complaints and grievances on acts of red tape lodged through the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center. PDEA logo The 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center serves as a...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, December 29, congratulated Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto and the Pasig City Council for signing an ordinance ordering existing online gambling establishments to wind up operations. "We pray that through this move, other local officials will follow their...
This year, the Filipino people saw how the son and namesake of the late President Ferdinand Marcos won the country’s presidency by a landslide. The shift in the Philippines’ political landscape was undoubtedly a reversal of fortunes that may have come as a shock to some sectors. But the Senate...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, December 21 said he respects the President’s prerogative to veto some provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2023. "And we trust in his wisdom," Villanueva said. "The work of the legislature now is to continue its oversight powers...
'A Day at the Atelier' features hand-painted fashion collection The local art scene is brimming with many talents, reaching out to different types of audiences that proves that art is present everywhere—if you look closely. Art Lounge Manila knows this all too well, and they have taken that bold...
