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Sin Tax Champion Senator Pia Cayetano Highlights Healthcare Funding at Breast Cancer Event
MUNTINLUPA CITY – In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, Senator Pia S. Cayetano addressed barangay health workers, healthcare workers, breast cancer survivors, and fellow advocates during a seminar in Muntinlupa. The Senator expressed her deep gratitude to the healthcare workers present, acknowledging their crucial role in breast cancer prevention, early detection, and…
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Senator Pia Cayetano Questions DOH over Delayed Health Infra; Grills PhilHealth over Konsulta, Fund Transfers
Senior Finance Vice Chair Senator Pia S. Cayetano sought clarification on various health-related issues as she led the hearing on the proposed 2025 budgets of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies and corporations today, October 8. During the hearing, Cayetano asked officials of the agencies to clarify several issues, including the pending…
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Sen. Pia Cayetano Pushes for Long-Term Health Strategies in DOH Budget Hearing
Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senior Vice Chair for Finance, presided over the hearing on the 297.6-billion 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) budget of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies and corporations today, October 8. Having chaired the Senate Committee on Health and Demography for nine years since 2004, and the Health Budget…
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Senator Pia Cayetano Champions Increased Funding for State Universities and Colleges in 2025 Budget Hearing
Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senior Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to higher education as she chaired the budget hearing for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and the University of the Philippines (UP) System for Fiscal Year 2025. This marks the Senator’s…
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Senator Pia Cayetano shares her motherhood journey with mothers and solo parents in Quezon City
“Ang pundasyon ng ating lipunan ay ang pamilya. Nasa kamay ng pamilya ang kinabukasan ng ating bansa,” Sen. Pia shares this message in an event with mothers and solo parents in Quezon City on Friday (September 27). Senator Pia also opened up about her personal journey as a mother – including the story of her…
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Transcript of Senator Pia Cayetano’s Ambush Interview
On the Sidelines of the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the New Athletes’ Dorm in Rizal Memorial Complex Rizal Memorial Complex – September 12, 2024 Q: As a former athlete, how do you feel that you’re giving back to Philippine sports in this way? Sen. Pia S. Cayetano: Thank you. It feels very good. Like I said,…
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Senator Pia Cayetano leads hearing of the proposed DepEd budget
Tuesday (September 10) – Senator Pia S. Cayetano, Senior Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, leads the budget hearing on the proposed funding for the Department of Education and its attached agencies today, September 10, 2024. Education Secretary Sonny Angara, former Chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, now sits across his former colleagues…
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Transcript of Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Media Interview in Pampanga
August 21, 2024 Sustainable Cities and Communities Q: Ano po ang laman ng mensahe niyo sa mayors mamaya? PSC: Well, on theme naman ako kasi ang theme nila is sustainable cities through creating smart cities. And naging Chairman ako ng Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation, and Futures Thinking for 5 years. So I…
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Statement on the Scheduled 2nd Fund Transfer of PhilHealth’s Unused Government Subsidies to the National Treasury
I join our health advocates in their call for the Department of Finance (DOF) to suspend their next scheduled transfer tomorrow (August 21) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) unused government subsidies to the national treasury. The move to repurpose PhilHealth’s funds has been met with strong opposition, with hearings in the Senate and…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2793 (Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act)
Mr. President, I rise to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2793, under Committee Report No. 304, or the Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act. The Philippine Energy Plan 2023-2050 agenda aims to “achieve inclusive and sustainable development propelled by modern and clean energy technologies.” This energy framework recognizes the importance of transitioning to cleaner, more resilient,…
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Senator Pia Cayetano reunites with Carlos Yulo
Sen. Pia Cayetano reunites with two-time Olympic Gold medalist Carlos Yulo, whom she has known and supported since his training for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Yulo visited the Senate, along with fellow Paris Olympic medalists Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio, to receive the Senate Medal of Excellence. Also present were members of the…
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Senator Pia Cayetano reminds the League of Municipalities of the Philippines on the role of local executives in achieving sustainability
Cebu City (August 7) – Sen. Pia S. Cayetano, the first-everand former Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), Innovation, and Futures Thinking, delivers a powerful message at theMindanao Island Cluster Conference of the League of Municipalities of the Philippineson the role of local executives in achieving sustainability. She has long championed the…