Dispatch from Crame No. 932: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Senate Committee Approval of Bill Increasing Age of Consent
Way overdue, but nevertheless a welcome development. The approval by the Committee of Justice and Human Rights of the measure that will increase the age of sexual consent in our country last Oct. 1, has been a long-awaited piece of legislation to protect our youth. The Committee considered several bills including the one I filed […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 931: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the government’s lack of a comprehensive plan for OFWs
I support my colleagues in the Senate in urging the DOLE to present a comprehensive and long-term plan for our 478,839 OFWs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Halos kalahating milyon. Iyan ang nakapanlulumong bilang ng OFWs nating nawalan ng trabaho. Habang marami ang napilitang umuwi ng Pilipinas, mayroon namang piniling makipagpatintero sa virus sa ibayong […]
DISPATCH FROM CRAME NO. 930
In the first place, this contactless payment system should have been regulated by the government. Isn’t this system supposed to ensure public health safety among users of public transportations? Usapin ito ng pampublikong sasakyan, ng pamasahe, ng commuting public. Eh bakit hinayaang maningil nang sobra-sobra ang mga private service providers at pigain nang husto ang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 930: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the ‘no beep card, no ride’ policy
“No beep card, no ride” naman ngayon. Anong kabalbalan ito? Lalo pang pinaliit ang access ng ordinaryong mamamayan sa mga pangunahing serbisyo, katulad ng transportasyon. Mukhang hindi na naman napaghandaan at napag-isipan ng gobyerno ang contactless payment system na ito na bumulaga na lamang sa ordinaryong commuters. Para isipin pa kung paano makakabili ng isang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 929: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on NICA Dir. Gen. Monteagudo’s admission that he shares fake news on Facebook
Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw! We now have a government of trolls and gossipmongers, with an OWWA Deputy Administrator, a PCOO Undersecretary, and a NICA Executive Director at its helm. Saan ka pa di ba? I would perhaps tell Dir. Monteagudo that “as Chief of Intelligence, he should be more responsible, sayang naman ang […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 928: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the DepEd proposal to hire Para-Teachers
A few of my colleagues at the Senate have urged the DepEd to fill its 55,000-plus vacancies – over 34,000 of which are teaching positions – in order to fully implement the blended learning modality for the coming school year. Let me make it clear that I also echo this sentiment. Thousands of teachers have […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 927: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on DOH Budget Cuts
Even before the scheduled DOH budget hearing at the Senate, we hear again the plight and outcry of the healthcare sector because of significant budget cuts that deprive them of the arsenal to defeat the vicious virus that this administration has failed to combat. Napakasaklap na sa gitna ng pandemyang pangkalusugan, habang patuloy na dinadagdagan […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 926: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on the Dire Straits of Fishermen under Duterte’s Regime
Kahit pa sabihing hindi dolomite sand ang sanhi ng fish kill sa Baseco, hindi masisisi ang mga mangingisda na magduda at masaktan sa nangyari dahil hanapbuhay nila ang napinsala. At sa pagkalaki-laking ginagastos sa Manila Bay, walang nakalaan ang gobyerno para sa kanila. Hindi sila kasama, dahil para sa Instagram Project ng gobyernong Duterte sa […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 925: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Statement on DENR’s Order to Stop Operations of Cebu Dolomite Firms
If only it was not for real, it would have been a hilarious joke. After patronizing the two dolomite mining and processing firms operating in Alcoy, Cebu, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu now orders their closure. After acquiring dolomite from the Alcoy firms and dumping it on Manila Bay, Cimatu now sees it fit to investigate […]
Dispatch from Crame No. 924: Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s Reaction to the ₱10-billion undistributed SAP
Kamakailan lamang nailantad na sampung bilyong piso ang hindi naipamahagi ng DSWD sa mga beneficiaries ng SAP. Pero magugulat pa ba tayo? Binigo na naman nila ang milyon-milyong mahihirap at nagugutom na Pilipino. Sa kabila ng aking paulit-ulit na paalala sa ahensyang ito ay muli na naman nitong pinatunayan ang kanilang kabagalan at kawalang-bisa sa […]