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THE Department of Energy (DOE) does not foresee a power shortage or any prolonged power outages in any part of the country next year, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday as he sponsored the agency’s proposed P2.59 billion budget for 2024.
SEN. Imee Marcos yesterday called for an investigation into how foreign workers, mostly employed by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) outlets, have been able to obtain legitimate government-issued identification cards and pushed for sanctions against those involved in the modus.
SENATE majority leader Joel Villanueva yesterday vowed to push for Senate concurrence to the International Labor Organization Convention 190 or the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work adopted by the ILO Convention General Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2019.
THE Senate Committee on Finance has adopted the P9.82 billion confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) recommended by the House of Representatives when it approved the proposed P5.768 trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2024.
THE Senate Committee on Finance yesterday endorsed for plenary approval its proposed P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024, which chairperson Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said will allocate funding that would support the Marcos administration’s “Bagong Pilipinas” or a New Philippines brand of governance.
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday called for a review of the regulatory powers of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) over the offshore gaming industry following the raid conducted on an internet gaming licensee (IGL) found to be involved in illegal activities, including prostitution.
SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a proposed measure seeking to give duly-appointed barangay watchmen a monthly hazard pay due to the “hazardous duty they perform in ensuring peace and order in the community.”
SENATE majority leader Joel Villanueva yesterday pressed President Marcos Jr. to order the immediate banning of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country following a recent raid of an unlicensed gaming hub in Pasay City that was allegedly engaged in sex trafficking.