Senator Christopher "Bong Go" is looking forward to the full and faithful implementation of the policy on graphic health warnings (GHWs) on vape products or vapes. The agency has already urged manufacturers, importers, distributors, and sellers to comply with the upcoming enforcement of GHWs on...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, April 25 that he is open to pushing a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) in his attempt to amend economic and political provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Robinhood Padilla presides ver Wednesday’s hearing, April 24, 2024 of the Committee on...
‘TOL VIEWS Power rates have steadily increased since January of this year, and thus, the louder call for the government to consider using nuclear energy to address the country’s growing need for power and electricity. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has long sat quiet and useless with no...
Sen. Imee Marcos is pushing for the expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by including unconditional cash transfers for bedridden senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Sen. Imee Marcos presides over the Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development...
Sen. Cynthia Villar expressed support for Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. She mentioned this on Tuesday, April 23, during the 73rd Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE) Annual National Convention, the 35th...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla vowed to make noise in pushing for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy, so they can better defend our territory. Padilla mentioned this after visiting Senate employees undergoing the Basic Citizen Military Course...
FINDING ANSWERS T he Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC), where I serve as national project chairman, shall heed the call for joint efforts to improve the immunization program especially for very young Filipinos. Amid the commemoration of World Immunization Week (April 24...
Senators Francis “Tol” Tolentino and Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, April 22 welcomed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to endorse their bid and introducing them as senatorial candidates for reelection under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) in the 2025 midterm elections....
Senators on Monday, April 22, urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to plan well its idea of adding another motorcycle lane in EDSA. Senate Public Services Committee Chair Sen. Grace Poe said that while the intention to decongest EDSA is understandable, she's curious as to how the agency...
BETTER DAYS For the fifth straight time, the Philippines is taking part in the La Biennale Di Venezia or the Venice Biennale. Now in its 60th year, the Venice Biennale is arguably the most prestigious and famous international art festival. A total of 88 nations will take part in the 2024 festival,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian renewed his call to strengthen the involvement of local government units (LGUs) in improving the quality of basic education. Gatchalian said that this is part of the effort to decentralize governance in the basic education sector. His proposal is outlined in the 21st...
