February 6, 2015
FOUR senators have filed a resolution commending the “bravery and heroism” of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) slain in the Mamasapano, Maguindanao clashes.
On January 25, almost 400 SAF commandos were sent to Mamasapano to serve arrest warrants on Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, who has links with Jemaah Islamiyah and Filipino bomb expert Basit Usman.
The troops killed Marwan but 44 SAF men were killed in a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
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February 5, 2015
Sen. Loren Legarda told last Tuesday’s Bulong Pulungan lunch forum at the Sofitel that freedom from further political aspirations has enabled her to truly focus on her work in the Senate, where she will serve till 2019.
“After I lost my political ambition, when I was no longer planning any campaign, I became more focused and passionate in my job,” said Loren, who turned 55 last Jan. 28.
As senator, she wants to focus on nature and culture, believing that culture generates […]
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February 5, 2015
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE SENATE IN THE OBSERVANCE OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS ‘BUWAN NG KASUOTANG FILIPINO’ OR FILIPINO ATTIRE MONTH AND THE WEARING OF FILIPINO ATTIRE EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (2/10/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1155
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SRN-1155 (as filed)
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February 4, 2015
AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE USE OF NEO-ETHNIC PHILIPPINE TEXTILES IN THE ACADEMIC REGALIA OF ALL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (2/9/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2629
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SBN-2629 (as filed)
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February 4, 2015
AN ACT DECLARING JUNE 19 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA IN HONOR OF THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATIONAL HERO DR. JOSE P. RIZAL, TO BE KNOWN AS ‘THE NATIONAL HERO’S DAY’
Scope: Local
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (2/9/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2630
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SBN-2630 (as filed)
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