Senate eyeing approval of ’24 budget next week
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Senate gives P209M budget for PSA’s literacy rate polls
THE Senate Committee on Finance has approved the proposal to increase the budget for the of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), a nationwide household-based survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy rates and educational skills qualifications.
De Lima to seek case dismissal
THE camp of former senator Leila de Lima yesterday said it will seek the dismissal of the last drug case against the ex-lawmaker through the filing of a demurrer to evidence.
Foreigners paying P500K each to get PH passports – senator
SENATE deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday said she has received information that foreigners pay as much as P500,000 each to get a Philippine passport.
Probe pushed on how foreigners get govt IDs, passports
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.
Villanueva to push for Senate concurrence to ILO Convention
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.
Senate panel adopts P9.82B intel, confi funds OK’d by House
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.