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Civil registry reform pushed to prevent another 'Alice Guo'

Manila, July 8 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking to overhaul the country's civil registration system to prevent foreign nationals from fraudulently acquiring Philippine citizenship, following t... Read More


Escudero eyes faster legislative pace in 20th Congress, cites output

Manila, July 8 -- Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday expressed confidence that the upper chamber would carry its legislative momentum into the 20th Congress, citing record gains in bill appr... Read More


Gatchalian raises alarm over emergence of Pakistan trafficking route

Manila, July 8 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the government to immediately crack down on human trafficking syndicates allegedly using Pakistan as a new transit point to smuggle Filipi... Read More


Senators urge e-wallet firms to block gambling, bat for online ad ban

Manila, July 8 -- Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday urged e-wallet companies to block online gambling by preventing their platforms from being used for betting transactions. He said financial te... Read More


BIR, FDA urged to further expand VAT-free medicines list

MANILA, July 4 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further expand the list of value added tax (VAT)-exe... Read More


Dedicated LRT, MRT booths to ease student discount access -Tulfo

Manila, July 3 -- Dedicated ticket booths for students riding the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) will ease their access to fare discounts, Senator Raffy Tulfo said Thursday, fol... Read More


Escudero: Full bank secrecy enables corruption, reform long overdue

Manila, July 3 -- Senate President Francis Escudero is reviving a long-standing proposal to compel public officials to waive their bank secrecy rights, warning that the country's decades-old confident... Read More


P50 NCR wage hike a progress, but long-term reforms needed: Villanueva

Manila, July 3 -- Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday said the PHP50 wage adjustment signals progress but underscored the need for structural reforms that would guide regional wage boards using update... Read More


Hontiveros files cyber libel complaint over 'fake' Maurilio videos

Manila, July 2 -- Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday filed a cyber libel complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), targeting those behind two videos of Michael Maurilio that she d... Read More


Oath-taking of new senator-judges eyed July 29

Manila, July 2 -- The new senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are expected to take their oath before the Senate President no earlier than July 29, as the Senate impe... Read More