Senate of the Philippines (File photo) MANILA -Senators welcomed on Tuesday President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s pronouncement that he does not see Charter Change (Cha-cha) as a priority even as several lawmakers push to amend the Constitution. Senate Majority leader Joel Villanueva said there are laws already in place to attract more foreign investors and the Senate itself is doing more work to improve the country's economy. Villanueva said the senators need to study the effects of amendment to the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, Foreign Investments Act, and Public Services Act to encourage more foreign direct investments. "Tuloy lang po tayo sa trabaho dito sa Senado at kasama po dyan ang mga pagdinig sa (We just continue the work here in the Senate and this includes hearings on) Committee on Constitutional Amendments," he said in a statement. Meanwhile, Senator Grace Poe said the pronouncement of President Marcos will definitely affect the consensus on the need for
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QUALITY PURCHASE. The Davao del Norte provincial government deploys its newly purchased Watermaster multipurpose dredger at the Libuganon River in Tagum City on Friday (Feb. 3, 2023). The equipment will help alleviate the persistent problem of flooding in the province. (Courtesy of DavNor LGU) DAVAO CITY - The Davao del Norte government has purchased a Watermaster, a mobile amphibious multipurpose dredger intended primarily for the Libuganon River in Tagum City. The province is under a state of calamity after the PHP50.3-million damage in agriculture and infrastructure was recorded due to widespread flooding in six areas this week. The Davao del Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said the affected local government units are the towns of Asuncion, Kapalong, Santo Tomas, New Corella, Carmen and Tagum City. In a Facebook post on Friday, Governor Edwin Jubahib said dredging will help prevent future disasters. "Flooding is a persistent problem in our provinc