Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has filed a bill that seeks to grant a 20-percent student discount for digital communication and internet services. To empower students and foster a more equitable educational environment, Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a measure that seeks to grant...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure that seeks to overhaul the Philippine healthcare system by amending the Universal...
Malacañang assured the public that the government would be transparent in using the country's coffers amid challenges to the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Malacañang photo) In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed belief teenage pregnancies and the rise of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections should be addressed in the grassroots level nationwide. Gatchalian said the active involvement of parents and local government unit (LGU) officials are paramount in...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to improve Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, sponsor of the Senate Bill No. 2895, said that the enactment into law of the bill would help clarify...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The urgency to enact the national budget on time justifies not having lawmakers ratify corrections to the bicam report just before the budget measure gets signed by the President. Marikina...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) should revert to the implementation of the mandated Reproductive Health (RH) education while currently reviewing its policy on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian made the call following a...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri welcomed the Senate’s approval on third reading of Senate Bill No. 2906, also known as the Philippine Agriculturists Act, calling it a "long overdue" recognition of the vital role of agriculturists in national development. (Senate PRIB photo) “This is a...
The Senate has approved the proposed E-Governance Act, which seeks to enhance government operations and promote transparency in state transactions, on third and final reading. Twenty-one senators gave affirmative votes on Senate Bill No. 2781, no negative votes and no abstentions during the...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 27 said the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill will strengthen the provisions of the country’s Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law. Hontiveros made the remark...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) should make it a prerequisite for its 4,000 new recruits to undergo a crash course on the newly-enacted Philippine Maritime Zones Act or Republic Act No. 12064, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said. Tolentino said doing so would help these new...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) In a bid to hasten the enhancement of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed House Bill (HB) No. 11297, which sought to...
