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Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to fast-track and fully implement lower retail competition and open access (RCOA) threshold to enable consumers to enjoy competitive electricity pricing.
Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues:
Senate Bill No. 2587, also known as the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Bill successfully passed on third reading today, August 12, 2024. The bill is championed by Senator Joel Villanueva, Chair of Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development, and Commissioner of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2).
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday emphasized the need for substantial improvements in the management and support systems for workers abroad to better protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
It seems that our Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero was misunderstood. To clarify, there is no proposal to reduce the current special and non-working holidays in the country.
SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I have the distinct honor to sponsor the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 2455 and House Bill No. 9713 or the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization bill.
? To address job-skills mismatch, underemployment and unemployment, the Senate, on Monday, August 12, 2024, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2587, otherwise known as the Act Strengthening the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework, ?a critical support measure to the Trabaho Para Sa Bayan (TPB) Plan under Republic Act No. 11962.