There is a Chinese saying that there are 1,000 prescriptions to a disease, but only one cure. And this bill, after diagnosing what ails the Philippine health system, collates the cures in one catalogue. The truth is, there is no cure-all, fast-acting miracle pill on how to make

This is a tough balancing act. We must hit the sweet spot that will protect farmers from bankruptcy and spare consumers from high rice prices. Hindi pwedeng busog ang isa, gutom naman yung isa. We should give what the rice consuming poor want without harming the rice producing

Social Security System members who will find themselves jobless will soon be entitled to unemployment insurance—if this Senate proposal will be included in the SSS Reform Bill that will soon be sent to President Duterte for signature. The provision’s sponsor, Senate President Pro

Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. Sa ating mga panauhin, tuloy po kayo sa Batangas. Ito ang duyan ng magiting, tahanan ng masisipag, balwarte ng mga astig, at lugar ng mga magaganda at makikisig. Sa araw pong ito, lilikha tayo ng kasaysayan. Pero bago po natin gawin iyon,

Bringing the NFA under the control and direction of the DA Secretary is the right move. There should be no two separate orchestras, with a conductor each, when it comes to rice. Para isang kumpas, it should be one symphony under the baton of one conductor. I hope that this move

Mr. President, dear colleagues: I have always said that there’s an unli-rice loving gene in our DNA. It shows in our per capita rice consumption, which is 108 kilograms a year. But for most people, like me, it shows up in our abs. Allow me to illustrate my point further, Mr.

People should rally behind the President and let him finish a term he won fair and square. There is no need for a regime change, only a refocusing of government priorities. It must re-pivot to the gut issues of jobs, prices, income. Criticisms are par for the course. The mandate

I support the objectives of TRAIN 2 to lower income taxes by rationalizing incentives, although I question the timing. TRAIN 2 may be inflationary because it increases taxes on domestic industries such as housing, power, petroleum, among other things. It will also increase taxes

Government should brace for typhoon Neneng instead of being focused on political storms. It should be able to distinguish between a tempest in a teacup involving a few and a Category 5 storm which may put millions in harm’s way. Communications-wise, what the public ought to hear

When I lost my 2007 re-election bid, one of the first congratulatory calls I made was to the detained Sonny Trillanes. In my mind, here was a guy who, without setting one foot out of prison, was granted amnesty, not by one person but by 11,189,671 people. When he won the