Performance of the Senate

“In The People’s Trust.”

To my countrymen, distinguished colleagues in the Senate, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I have the honor and the distinct pleasure of addressing a nation that is energized by the spirit of unity, democracy and heightened political responsibility.   Download

(SEPO) At A Glance

Natural Disasters

Over the past decades, millions of Filipinos have been adversely affected by natural disasters1 such as typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and their resultant effects like floods, flash floods, landslides and tsunamis due to the Philippines’ geographical location and physical environment.    (SEPO publications)

STSRO TAX Bits: Rice Smuggling: Have we learned yet?

Government plan

In July 2012, President Aquino addressed an audience at the Department of Agriculture (DA) saying the country would attain sufficiency in rice production through the DA’s irrigation program and the use of certified seeds.    (STSRO publications)

LBRMO Budget Facts & Figures

The 2013 Empowerment Budget

After being threshed out for several months in the legislative mill and right in the thick of the Christmas season, President Benigno Aquino signed the P2.006 trillion national budget for fiscal year 2013 into law last December 19, 2012.   (LBRMO publications)

The Linkages Report is a digest of the press releases regarding or related to legislation that is aimed to inform the public on various concerns and accomplishments of the Senate. In this issue, we are presenting the accomplishments of the Senate in terms of committee reports filed and bicameral committee meetings conducted during the Fourteenth Congress (July 23, 2007 – June 4, 2010) Download