Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said that Dito Telecommunity Corporation should be more transparent with respect to its relationship with the authoritarian Chinese regime, amid the Senate's granting of the third telco's franchise.
In the observance of Fire Prevention Month, Gatchalian underscored the significance of enacting into law the proposed LPG Act which seeks to institutionalize a cylinder improvement program aimed at removing unsafe tanks from circulation and allowing the swap of an empty LPG cylinder with a filled one.
"Kahit tuluyan na nating masugpo ang COVID-19, patuloy pa rin tayo sa pagtugon sa mga pinsalang dinulot ng kawalan ng face-to-face classes. Bukod sa pag-urong ng kaalaman, kabilang din dito ang pag-akyat ng mga kaso ng karahasan, pang-aabuso, at ang pagdami ng mga batang ina," said Senator Win Gatchalian.
"Sa ating bansa, itinuturing nating age of majority ang edad na 18 ngunit ang age of sexual consent ay edad na 12. Dapat lang na amyendahan na ang batas upang maprotektahan natin ang mga kabataan at panagutin ang mga nang-aabuso sa kanila," said Gatchalian.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto urged the Department of Education to set up laboratory schools that will test the safety of limited face-to-face classes.
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the National Taskforce Against COVID-19 to commit to a vaccination timeline before making public statements amid devastating unemployment in the country.
Senator Win Gatchalian said the Senate will proceed in its investigation on credit card fraud and other unauthorized bank transactions as existing laws show lack of necessary mechanisms to protect consumers from nefarious individuals.