Additional funding for the Philippine Children’s Medical Center
THE HEART of Philippine culture is the family, and children are often the most cherished and protected. Hence, when a child is born with...
The Christmas spirit is service
CHRISTMAS is the greatest story of a promise fulfilled. For many Filipinos, it is the embodiment of God’s greatest gift: his only Son becoming...
Funding new laws
THE RECONCILED 2021 budget which Congress has approved is currently awaiting the President’s signature. We have worked diligently to ensure that through this budget,...
The untapped potential of our blue economy
ON JULY 2019, at the beginning of the 18th Congress, we filed Senate Resolution 10, calling for the appropriate Senate committees to conduct an inventory...
Economic opportunities and challenges in the next normal
NOW THAT we are adapting to the “Next Normal” as required by the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing the opportunities for our economy to recover is...
2021 nat’l budget key to recovery
RECENTLY, I sponsored the committee report on 2021 budget, marking the beginning of plenary debates in the Senate.
The national budget is one of the...
Upgrading our public libraries for the next normal
EDUCATION has always been an important aspect of Filipino culture. How many times have we heard that a good education is the most important...
Digital payments
THE Next Normal will no doubt require a radical rethinking of how we approach interactions services, including how we make and receive payments. Digital...
Community service as a multi-level solution
ANY CRIME, if proven to be true, should be given the proper punishment — such as incarceration — with circumstances in consideration. Sometimes, however,...
Addressing mental health amid a pandemic
MENTAL health has historically been a difficult subject to talk about in Philippine society. Many of us, no doubt, have our own stories, personal...