Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday, Aug. 10, that she wants power suppliers and government agencies summoned for the upcoming Senate hearing on the power crisis in Oriental Mindoro. Aside from the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (Ormeco), Hontiveros also wants representatives from...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is prodding the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to look into the potential deal between the shuttered media giant ABS-CBN and TV5. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) This, as Marcoleta described the venture as a possible "circumvention...
Chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has warned allies of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to stop the practice of taking advantage of the chief executive's kindness or else they will clash. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile and President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is prepared to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in Taiwan should its tension with China escalate. During the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on National Defense on Wednesday, DND Officer-In-Charge Jose Faustino said the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has rejected the proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar amid the rising prices of the commodity. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed the decision of the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri announced Wednesday, Aug. 10 that senators would seek the advice of Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Mara Rosario Vergeire on whether or not they want to amend or extend health protocols to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Zubiri said they would...
Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III sought from the House of Representatives Wednesday, Aug. 10 the passage of three proposed laws from the agency’s legislative agenda. DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (Screenshot from Zoom) Densing led the DepEd officials...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla is pushing for scholarship and health services for farmer-beneficiaries of the Rice Tariffication Act, also known as Republic Act (RA) 11203. In Senate Bill (SB) 231, which he filed, Padilla also sought to increase the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)...
Senator Lito Lapid wants to exempt qualified indigent Filipinos from the payment of professional licensure examination fees. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 32, Lapid aims to further help the Filipino youth following the passage of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act during the...
The proposed Sicogon Island Wildlife Sanctuary Act from the previous Duterte administration has lapsed into law, Senator Cynthia Villar said Wednesday, Aug. 10. Republic Act (RA) 119331 declared two parcels of land in Sicogon Island in the municipality of Carles, Iloilo as protected areas in the...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla assured the Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 10 that the country currently has enough reserves for the next six months provided that there would be no major breakdowns of power plants. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “But for the summer months, I have to tell...
Lawmakers of the House minority bloc want to investigate the delisting of 1.3 million Filipinos as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (From left to right) Abalos, Brosas, OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino, and Lee at the Minority Bloc press conference on Aug. 10....
