Malacañang said on Thursday, Aug.11, that the attendance of former Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor in an official event of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was only a "social call." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) Defensor's...
Movie actor-turned-Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez, through a House Resolution (HR), has expressed the lower chamber’s sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado. Lydia de Vega De Vega-Mercado, dubbed the “Sprint Queen of Asia,”...
Senator Cynthia Villar has filed Senate Bill (SB) 1014, or the "Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Remittance Protection Act", for the purpose of protecting the money remittances of Filipino migrant workers. Villar, a known advocate of OFWs, has been crafting measures to ensure the protection and...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla joined the nation Thursday, Aug. 11 in mourning the passing of Lydia de Vega-Mercado, Asia’s "sprint queen". ‘’Hindi natin malilimutan ang karangalang ibinigay niya sa ating mga Pilipino mula noong dekada 1980s (We will not forget the honor she gave to the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla wants to institutionalize the civil union of same-sex couples, as well as to establish their rights and obligations. After filing Senate Bill (SB) 449, Padilla explained that the measure was in line with Section 1, Article III of the 1987 Constitution that...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has sought on Thursday, Aug. 11 a full-blown Senate investigation into the alleged corruption-tainted purchase of P2.4 billion worth of ‘’outdated and overpriced’’ laptops for public school teachers. In Senate Resolution (SR) 120 that he had...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has bared that the creation of the country's virology center is about to shape up. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) "I have presented to the Congress, both Houses of Congress, the proposed creation...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva wants to secure the rights and welfare of some 1.5 million freelancers or gig economy workers in the Philippines, whose numbers are expected to rise as the country recovers from the pandemic. Villanueva noted that the Philippines ranked as the sixth fastest...
‘’Stop trying to fool my younger brother.’’ Senator Imee Marcos issued this statement after she condemned the unauthorized and fraudulent use of the Office of the President to justify the importation of sugar. She referred to this as the “ultimate proof that thick-faced agricultural...
After President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reportedly shut down a proposal to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda offered some solutions to the country’s domestic sugar supply issue. Read:...
If there are special hospitals for soldiers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon city should be designated as a special hospital for the country’s more than 500,000 public school teachers and their dependents, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Thursday,...
Former Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor stated for the record Thursday, Aug. 11 that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) "sought his assistance" on traffic issues. Mike Defensor (left) and Juan Ponce Enrile (Facebook, Malacañang) "I am an official nor a consultant of...
