IT seems Senator Grace Poe might be getting ahead of herself – or cramming bills and acts? – so that she might have more to claim as achievements during her three-year stay in the Senate.

That is, if “An Act Providing For An ‘Artists Welfare Protection And Information Act’, And Providing Funds For The Purpose” is truly one that she has authored. Posted on Facebook on May 8, and now doing the rounds of a small network of writers I respect and trust, I am appalled at how seemingly ill-advised Senator Poe was with regard to the needs of the arts and culture sector.

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