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A Seafarer refers to any person who “is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship to which this Act applies”. The definition is lifted from House Bill 7325 or the proposed Magna…
MANILA, Philippines — Female students will no longer be required to wear a skirt as school uniform if a bill lodged in the Senate is passed into law. Senator Raffy Tulfo recently filed Senate Bill No. 1986,…
Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants the Constitution amended, but not in the manner proposed by the House of Representatives. The House, recognizing what polls have been suggesting for decades now, wants to pursue amendments by means of an…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada filed on Monday another Senate resolution seeking to protect former President Rodrigo Duterte from the drug war probe of the International Criminal Court. Senate Resolution No. 492 expresses the Senate’s “strong opposition” against ICC’s resumption…
MANILA, Philippines — Senators Raffy Tulfo and Cynthia Villar have figured in a verbal exchange over the conversion of farmlands into residential or commercial areas during plenary deliberations on the 2023 budget of the Department of Agriculture…
Seafarers are susceptible to mental health issues due to harassment and bullying that can take a wide variety of forms, ranging from physical or verbal aggression, ill-treatment, cyber-bullying or sexual discrimination. The pending bills on Magna Carta…
MANILA, Philippines— His colleagues in the Senate may call him “Robinhood Padilla.” The neophyte senator himself has made known his preference to be addressed as “Robinhood Padilla” as shown in a letter addressed to Senate Secretary Myra…
MANILA, Philippines — Neophyte Senator-elect Robin Padilla said Tuesday he is “100 percent” ready to join the Senate, but will opt to debate in Filipino, saying he would be facing Filipino legislators, “not Americans.” Padilla, who topped…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking the permanent validity of birth, death and marriage certificates issued and certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Statistics Office…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Three term senator and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda remains one of the most trusted public officials in the country based on a recent survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. (Pulse Asia). Conducted…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Celebrity and fashion icon Heart Evangelista-Escudero launched senatoriable Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s campaign in Cebu City alongside mayoral candidate Margot Osmeña on Monday morning, April 4. Evangelista arrived for a press conference at a…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — An ophthalmologist and health advocate is seeking the support of the Cebuanos in her bid for a Senate seat in the May 2022 elections. Dr. Minguita Padilla, president and chairperson of the Eye…
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