Breaking barriers and making history
AS WE celebrate National Women’s Month, we look back to the accomplishments of Filipinas and the issues that are relevant to them as part...
Unleashing the full potential of tourism as a driver of growth
SINCE the economy opened up after the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism has been a key contributor to the growth of the Philippine economy.
Based on official...
Addressing the gaps on gov’t procurement
MORE than 20 years have passed since Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) was enacted into law. Introduced by my...
The Tatak Pinoy Act — a giant leap towards industrialization
IT IS NOT often that we see the enactment of a law that was crafted with lofty aspirations and with a potential to be...
Bringing higher education to a higher level
IN THE current deliberations on the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, one of the overarching themes has been the...
Revisiting economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution
OVER THREE decades have passed since the 1987 Constitution was ratified. It was crafted immediately after a regime change that emerged after a peaceful...
FIBA World Cup 2023 — a feather in the cap of PH
IT IS NOT that often that a country is given an opportunity to take part in an event that has a global following and...
EDCOM 2 Year-One Report
THE RESULTS of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) — the comparative survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...
The Philippines’ new Lung Transplant Program
ACCORDING to Department of Health (DOH) data, pulmonary-related illnesses were the first, fifth, seventh, and ninth top causes of morbidity in the Philippines in...
Strengthening our specialty care centers
SINCE assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Finance in 2019, we have been committed towards strengthening our public health care system.
Providing access...