Press Release

Senator Franklin Drilon and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) forged ties by signing a memorandum of agreement to build more classrooms in the country. […]

Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. is looking into the possibility of privatizing some services of the government and leaving these to experts in the private sector who can do […]

Senator Chiz Escudero wants an immediate audit of all local government units (LGUs) on their compliance with the mandated disaster risk management plan as the onslaught of La Niňa continues […]

Severe flooding that engulfed different parts of the country has prompted Senator Chiz Escudero to call for the immediate imposition of the total log ban in areas identified as disaster-prone […]

The rising number of abductions in Cotabato City over the past months has prompted Senator Chiz Escudero to call for the relief of the local police and armed forces chiefs […]

Senator Chiz Escudero wants to strike out vagrancy from the country’s code of crimes, saying this provision only targets the poor and the disadvantaged. Escudero proposed the decriminalization of vagrancy […]

Senator Pia S. Cayetano today lauded the announcement of the 5% senior citizens’ discount for electricity and power rates by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and major water distribution utilities. […]

Fare increase in the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT 1 and LRT 2) can be aborted but the two offices each need to restructure its […]

SENATOR Pia S. Cayetano is open to proposals to further tighten government regulations on firecrackers, following reports that 844 people were injured by firecracker blasts during New Year revelries to […]

Statement of Senator Pia S. Cayetano Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health and Demography “I welcome President Aquino’s announcement ordering the DOJ to withdraw the criminal charges filed against the Morong […]