BARMM polls ‘experiment’ if parliamentary form fits PH

SENATE PRESIDENT Francis Escudero on Tuesday said the first elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next year can also be used to test if the parliamentary form of government will work in the Philippines.

Tulfo wants probe into road accidents caused by hanging wires

SENATOR RAFFY Tulfo on Tuesday filed Senate Resolution (SR) 922 seeking to investigate road accidents caused by mismanaged hanging cable wires.

DepEd’s order ‘significant’ to overall improvement of education system

SENATOR SHERWIN  Gatchalian on Tuesday lauded the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to free teachers from non-teaching tasks, calling it a move that would significantly contribute to the overall improvement of the country’s education system.

DMW urged to be on the lookout for “dummy” placement agencies

SENADOR JINGGOY  Estrada on Thursday urged officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other concerned government agencies to be on the lookout for alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Raffy Tulfo bats for proper wages for workers as mandated by law

SENATOR RAFFY  Tulfo on Monday urged the government to lead by example in complying with labor standards so as to encourage private companies to give proper wages as mandated by law.

Zubiri pushes SIM registration bill after extortionists' arrest

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday pushed for the immediate passage of the SIM card registration bill as he revealed that two men who tried to extort PHP60,000 from his office for a supposed political convention have been arrested.