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Pimentel hits Alvarez: Senate not slow, it's Congress' 'critical chamber'
'The Senate is the nag-aaral na kapulungan... Again I say, change mindset: quality over quantity,' Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says in response to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez's criticism

Senate OKs Balik Scientist Bill on final reading
The Senate passes Senate Bill 1533 or the Balik Scientist Bill on third and final reading with a vote of 13-0

Defiant Republicans in last-gasp Obamacare repeal bid
(UPDATED) After falling one vote short this summer, Republicans have revived efforts to shred Obamacare. Momentum swelled in the past week

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, April 26, 2017
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After 17 years, LGBT anti-discrimination bill up for Senate debate
It is the first time an anti discrimination bill reaches the Senate plenary

De Lima bill seeks creation of council vs extrajudicial killings
The bill if approved would also prohibit policemen from firing warning shots during an operation and would require them to submit post operation reports

What bills have been refiled in the 17th Congress?
Lawmakers in the 17th Congress refile bills that languished in the past including measures pushing for freedom of information ending political dynasties and increasing the pension for SSS members

Bill seeks inclusion of casinos, art and car dealers in AMLA
Senate Bill 45 wants to give more teeth to the Anti Money Laundering Council by authorizing it to issue freeze orders on questionable transactions and bank accounts

Quality over quantity: House passes bills 'needed by our people' in 2015
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr says the House of Representatives focused this year on quality and responsive legislation : Hindi ito paramihan ng numero

Senate approves P3-T budget for 2016
The Senate approved budget now goes to the bicameral conference committee where it will be reconciled with the version of the House of Representatives
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions over Ukraine
Dubbed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act the Senate bill is still pending the approval of the White House

Rappler Newscast | June 28, 2013
PSEI rise ending 5 weeks of decline Tropical depression Gorio will affect Southern PH US Senate passes landmark immigration reform bill
CBCP: Philippines moving towards legal abortion
The controversial bill was approved by the House of Representatives on second reading on December 13 and the Senate is expected to vote on it before Christmas
Lawyer defends Sotto before Senate
UPDATED Veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal defends Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III who faces an ethics complaint for alleged plagiarism