Tag: Senate

Senate set to vote on Mislatel change of ownership

Melvin Calimag February 5, 2019

Sen. Grace Poe said the Senate will vote on Wednesday, February 6, on a measure seeking the transfer of ownership of Mislatel to a consortium recently named by the DICT and NTC as the third telco.

Senate blocks payment for ‘dubious’ Chinese CCTV project

Melvin Calimag January 23, 2019

The Senate has plugged a hole in the 2019 national budget, through which multi-billion-peso Chinese and other foreign-funded projects unilaterally approved by the executive can be paid, Sen. Ralph Recto said.

Senate approves bicam report on ‘work-from-home’ bill

Melvin Calimag October 3, 2018

The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed law which will allow employees in the private sector to telecommute or work-from-home.