Senate Watch

The cash assistance for Filipino Farmer's bill will provides financial assistance to rice farmers who have less than one hectare of land to cultivate.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian will seek an inquiry into the proliferation of loan sharks and other online lending schemes of some companies not under the supervision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

"The widespread and systematic attacks of this administration on our democratic institutions and justice system have exacerbated the struggles of trade unionists such as yourself who have been maliciously red-tagged in order to silence dissent over substandard wages and unfair labor practices," part of De Lima's letter read.

Is it time for the Philippines to mandate the registration of prepaid SIM cards?

Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon proposes solutions to hospital expansion funding woes as they are not addressed in Senator Bong Go's bills.

Northern Mindanao residents, do you agree with Senate Majority Leader Zubiri's action to address the surge of COVID-19 cases in your area?

Sen. Poe Expects Philhealth to step up its efforts to fasten the payments of public and private hospitals.

According to Senator Hontiveros, "The essence of workplace safety and health goes beyond the workers' offices."

"Hindi natin mapapataas ang kumpiyansa ng ating mga kababayan kapag kaduda-duda ang ating mga polisiya. Senyales din ito na malaki ang pagkukulang ng DOH sa pagkumbinse sa mga tao na garantisadong ligtas at mabisa ang mga aprubadong bakuna, anuman ang brand name nito," Hontiveros said.

Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday urged Malacañang to conduct an inventory of high-value assets owned by government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) that continue to receive state subsidies and consider these for possible sale.