There is nothing wrong with the call of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos for senior Philippine National Police (PNP) officers to tender their courtesy resignations, Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla, Jr. said today, Jan. 5. Revilla maintained that this...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 3 expressed belief that the power systems failure that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day is but a wake up call to the country’s airport and transportation managers on the need to review and polish the air traffic...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. today joined Senator Cynthia A. Villar in urging the public to participate in tree planting activities to widen the country’s whole-of-nation reforestation effort. Revilla said Villar, chairperson of the Senate environment, natural resources and climate...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla, has filed a bill seeking to provide government contractual workers with a 13th month pay. The "13th month pay" is a monetary benefit equivalent to one month basic compensation received by an employee, computed pro-rata given to all regular employees pursuant...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has filed a bill strengthening the employment rights for members of the Citizen Armed Forces ,or the Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In his Senate Bill (SB) 1556, to be known as the “Reservist Employment Rights Act”, Revilla said...
In response to public clamor, Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. has filed a bill regulating parking fees in commercial and business establishments, institutions, and parking facilities. “Ilang taon nang nakabinbin sa kongreso ang panukalang batas na i-regulate ang bayad sa parking spaces...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Senator Rissa Hontiveros said there is a need to strengthen the National Risk Reduction Management Office for better disaster response. Senator Rissa Hontiveros announces her P5-million donation to victims of Tropical Storm Paeng in Zamboanga City. The senator made the statement...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) reported that its attributable net income inched up four percent to P16.4 billion in the first nine months of 2022 from the P15.74 billion in the same period last year. In a press briefing, MPIC Chief Finance, Risk and Sustainability Officer Chaye A....
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has sought congressional passage of his bill seeking to grant free college entrance examinations to the underprivileged public senior high school graduating students and graduates belonging to the top 15 percent of their graduating class for admission in private...
A bill seeking to grant a P15,000 funeral package that includes burial services to indigent Filipino families has been filed at the House of Representatives. (GRECLAURENTIU | iStock | Getty Images) House Bill (HB) No. 3678 or the proposed “Indigent Funeral Package Act”, authored by Cavite 1st...
Cavite First District Rep. Jolo Revilla filed on Tuesday, Aug. 16, a bill mandating funeral service providers to offer an indigent funeral package. House Bill No. 3678 proposes a P15,000 funeral package for poor families, covering the retrieval and embalming of the deceased, selection of the...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation reported a 24 percent growth in consolidated core net income to P7.5 billion for the first half of 2022, a post-pandemic high, from P6.0 billion a year earlier. In an online press briefing, MPIC Chief Finance Officer June Cheryl Cabal-Revilla said “improved...
