The measure seeking to amend and extend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), or Republic Act No. 11203, has progressed in the Senate. The bill is contained in Committee Report No. 282, entitled “An Act Amending Republic Act 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996 as amended by RA...
The measure seeking to fully digitalize government transactions has advanced further in the Senate following the formal filing of the committee report consolidating all bills on e-governance. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, introduced...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 14 said that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has not yet ventured into any investments and has only spent “very minimal” funds. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
Claim centers would be set up in areas affected by the oil spill, the owner of the ill-fated motor tanker (MT) Terranova said on Wednesday, August 14. Valeriano del Rosario, legal counsel of the owner of the MTKR Terranova, told the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural...
OF TREES AND FOREST Huge congratulations to all the Filipino athletes who just finished the country’s most successful stint in the Olympics. Their talent, hard work, and perseverance produced a total of four medals — two golds and two bronzes. Filipina boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 13 called on lawmakers to observe full transparency in the upcoming deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Hontiveros made the call during the Senate Committee on Finance’s first briefing on the proposed...
Senator Raffy Tulfo aired his belief that the so-called incentives or commissions attained from every traffic violation ticket issued should be discontinued because it opens doors to corruption. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing to discuss a proposed measure...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry and require a license for talent management outfits. Senator Robinhood Padilla during Monday’s hearing, August 12, 2024, of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. (Senate PRIB photo)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2658, the proposed Free Menstrual Products Act, that would provide menstrual products for indigent women and those in the primary and secondary public schools. SB 2658, which was filed by Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny"...
Richard Cruz and Jojo Nones, the independent contractors Sandro Muhlach alleged to have sexually abused him, vehemently denied his claim at the hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media. The two read a prepared statement, maintaining their innocence. "Hindi kami gumawa ng...
A Senate panel on Monday, August 12, said that there's "strong evidence" against independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz who are implicated in the complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Nino Muhlach (Senate PRIB photo/MB) Senate...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is pushing to have heavier penalties under the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 and make sexual assault punishable by death under aggravating circumstances. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2777 on Monday, August 12, to make laws stronger and more gender-responsive, after noting that rape...
