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Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero on Wednesday lauded the United States for its groundbreaking decision to allocate an additional $500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines, marking a historic step in strengthening the country's defense capabilities.
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to tighten the noose on smuggling of tobacco products to reduce revenue leakage in the country.
THE continuing malpractice of hospitals which "detain" patients - dead or alive - due to unpaid medical bills has prompted Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada to push for a measure that would give the anti-hospital arrest law more teeth.
Following the resignation of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Suharto Mangudadatu, Senator Win Gatchalian is endorsing Congressman Francisco 'Kiko' Benitez from the Third District of Negros Occidental as the next TESDA chief.
Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo along with his fellow senators introduced on July 30 a Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly known as the PUV Modernization Program.
Mr. President, I consider it as a privilege to have been given the opportunity to serve this chamber alongside Senator, now Secretary, Sonny Angara. Today, it is my honor to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 1070, expressing gratitude and commendation to Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, for his invaluable contributions to the Senate and to the nation as a Senator of the Philippines.
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I filed Senate Resolution 1094, all the accomplishments of Senator Angara are already there, I will not repeat it. We are all very proud of his accomplishments. The older ones here have been his classmates in the Lower House. Many of the bills that our colleague, Senator Angara, sponsored when he was in the House, I co-sponsored when I was in the Senate. And then, a few years later, after his father retired, we worked together on many education bills. Like I said those are all in the resolutions that many of us have filed.
The Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 adopted a resolution expressing its sincere appreciation to Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara for his "exemplary service to the institution and to the Filipino people as a senator of the Philippines.