The Marcos administration should seek payment from the United States government for their use of the existing sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa suggested on Sunday, June 11. Sen. Ronald...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the government to activate an “adopt a livestock” program as residents in the province of Albay deal with the increasing restiveness of Mayon Volcano. Tolentino cited the experience of Tagaytay City residents during the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption...
(Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon gave a shout-out on Twitter Friday, June 10 to two senators whose generosity touched the life of a child with down syndrome. These are Senators Loren Legarda and Bong Revilla, who each got a dedicated tweet from Guanzon....
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Friday, June 9, welcomed the further easing of the unemployment rate at 4.5 percent, or 2.26 million Filipinos in April 2023, compared to March’s 4.7 precent or 2.42 million unemployed Filipinos. ...
Senator Grace Poe expressed her dismay anew at the recent power outage that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the third to happen in the past six months, saying the incident could have been done by somebody on purpose....
Senator Imee Marcos, on Friday, June 9, urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate...
Senator Cynthia A.Villar exhorted women to embark on digital technology as nearly 90 percent of jobs would require digital skills by 2025. “As women, let us support and uplift one another, ensuring that no woman is left behind in this journey of digital transformation” said Villar during the...
Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee on Friday, June 9, called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to make a thorough assessment of its digitalization program to deliver badly-needed efficient and fast service to the public. "Years in implementation and...
(L-R) Tiaong Mayor Vincent Arjay Mea, Quezon Governor Angelina Tan, and Senator Imee Marcos lead the distribution of educational assistance to needy students in Quezon province *(Photo by Belinda Otordoz)* . Last June 8, 2023, College students from five towns of Quezon province's second...
Funding for the Philippine Studies Program at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore has been extended for three years, paving the way for a deeper understanding of the country among Filipino and foreign students. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to institutionalize the holding of a festival promoting new Philippine quality genre films and a free physical and online screening of classic Filipino movies in September of every year. Estrada, who is also an actor and film...
Senator Imee Marcos on June 8, Thursday, filed a resolution asking the Senate to inquire into the United States’ request for the Philippine government to temporarily house some Afghanistan nationals, with special immigrant visa applications, in the country. Marcos, in filing Senate Resolution...
