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Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Wednesday pushed for declaring Nov. 7 of every year Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Day - a working holiday - to commemorate the establishment of Islam in the Philippines.
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Senator Imee R. Marcos urged her fellow senators to concur in the ratification of a treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Canada which will enable Filipino prisoners in that country to serve their sentence here at home.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, voiced his full support for the PHP2.037-billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) during a Senate budget deliberation held on Tuesday, August 20.
"Dapat masanay kang tumulong sa mahihirap," firmly said Senate Committee on Health Chairperson Senator Christopher "Bong" Go as he urged Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) CEO and President Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., to scrap its single period of confinement policy.
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to restore friendly ties with the people of Davao City as he noticed the wearing of some police officers at checkpoints which he deemed as an act of intimidation.
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to explain its approval of an increase in electricity rate beginning October this year in a bid to ensure that the hike is justified.
In a public hearing on Tuesday, August 20, conducted by the Senate Committee on Health, the Department of Health (DOH) revealed that the number of Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) claims significantly increased as a result of the series of hearings led by Senator Christopher "Bong" Go.