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Pagbuo ng bagong distrito sa Caloocan City, suportado ng ilang senador

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:45 PM

Suportado ng ilang senador ang panukalang hatiin sa dalawang legislative district ang unang distrito ng Caloocan City. Read more »

Agri dept urged to immediately release transport, cash aid to hog raisers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:45 AM

The Department of Agriculture must immediately release assistance to hog raisers hit by African swine fever, Senator Cynthia Villar said Tuesday.   Read more »

Senators scold DENR exec for saying reforestation of watershed won't solve flooding woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:21 PM

Senators on Thursday called out an Environment department official for saying that reforestation efforts and a crusade against illegal logging and quarrying in the Marikina Watershed would not help solve flooding woes in low-lying areas in Metro Manila. Read more »

Finance chief orders BIR, Customs to investigate cooperatives used for rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:49 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the Department of Agriculture in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports.    Read more »

Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Cynthia Villar richest PH senator in 2019 with P3.8-B wealth; De Lima has least

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 12:56 PM

The Senate has released the 2019 summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of senators with Sen. Cynthia Villar topping the list with a P3.81-billion net worth. Read more »

Villar chides DA official over rice importation during harvest season

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 04:04 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Thursday came down hard on an agriculture official for granting rice importation permits during harvest season, further reducing the income of struggling smallholder farmers. Read more »

Tolentino to housing dept: Seek P24B in housing funds from other agencies to boost 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:42 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Wednesday urged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to have all housing-related budgets turned over to the agency to increase its "meager" P3.97-billion funding for 2021. Read more »

DA urged to enhance Philippine cotton production to aid local weaving industry

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 03:35 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) to enhance the country's cotton production so that local weavers would no longer have to import the raw material. Read more »

DA to ban farmer cooperatives from importing rice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:09 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that farmer cooperatives would soon be banned from importing rice as they are still allegedly being used by traders to illegally ship rice to the country. Read more »

Senate panel OKs resolution giving excess rice tariff revenues to small farmers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 04:15 PM

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform on Friday approved a resolution which authorizes the government to give use excess rice tariff revenues to fund assistance programs for small farmers. Read more »

Villar blasts DA for failing to release list of beneficiaries of hybrid seeds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 12:10 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Monday chided the Department of Agriculture for failing to provide a list of farmers who received free hybrid seeds from the government, saying there may be irregularities in the system due to the agency's lack of transparency. Read more »

'We don't need you': Villar tells DENR to scrap budget for Las Piñas-Zapote river clean-up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 05:41 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday told the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) not to allot funding for the clean-up of the Las Piñas-Zapote river, saying she has already shouldered the clearing of the waterway for nearly a decade. Read more »

Villar tells DENR: 'Force' Manila Water, Maynilad to shoulder siphoning costs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 12:21 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday urged Environment Sec. Roy Cimatu to "force" water concessionaires Manila Water and Maynilad to shoulder the cost of siphoning services of their customers, saying consumers are also being charged for water treatment. Read more »

Senators eye creation of new agency after agrarian reform dept fulfills mandate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 02:51 PM

At least two senators on Tuesday said they are considering the creation of a new agency once the Department of Agrarian Reform completes its mandate to distribute land. Read more »

Coco farmers trust fund bill gets final Senate approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 04:19 PM

The Senate on Monday unanimously approved on final reading a bill that would create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the sale of coco levy assets in the country in the next half decade. Read more »

Senate approves on second reading coco farmers' trust fund bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 06:36 PM

The Senate on Monday approved on second reading a bill that would create a trust fund for coconut farmers, after President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a similar measure last year. Read more »

Several senators move to ban foreign students in state-run med schools

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:38 PM

Several senators on Monday moved to prohibit foreign student from enrolling in medical courses in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country, saying these should be made exclusive for Filipino students. Read more »

Senators want PGH extension built in UP Los Baños instead of Diliman

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 12:47 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the University of the Philippines (UP) to reconsider its plan to build a hospital in its Diliman campus, saying the medical facility should be located in Los Baños instead. Read more »

Villar defends coco farmers' trust fund bill, pushes for sale of coco levy assets

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 10:04 PM

The Senate on Tuesday began debating on a bill that would create a trust fund coconut farmers in the country through the selling of assets procured through the coco levy fund. Read more »