The next Ombudsman should be chosen based on integrity, intelligence and insight—three qualities vital in detecting corruption at its earliest stages, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Speaking with reporters after the August 28 interview of the first batch of Ombudsman applicants, whose screening...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, August 27 flagged the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) Engineering and Administrative Overhead (EAO) fund, noting that it ballooned to P94 billion from 2022 to 2025 without ensuring project quality. Cayetano said this resulted to wasted...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed reports online gambling transactions plunged by half after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered e-wallet providers to take down gambling site links. Cayetano lauded the development days after senators grilled central bank officials during a Senate blue...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered e-wallet applications to remove within 48 hours all online gambling links that appear on their respective platforms. The BSP gave this order on the day of the Senate hearing of the Committee on Games and Amusement on the paint of online gambling on...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has urged Congress to give the same focus to pressing national concerns the same way it poured so much effort into the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. Cayetano pointed this out as he defended his “yes” vote on the motion to archive the Articles...
The Senate on Monday, August 4, named Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology. Meanwhile, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will now head the Senate Committee on Banks and Financial Institution. This marks Aquino’s second time leading the...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated his belief the Senate should decide once and for all to either radically fund the K to 12 program or abolish it entirely. Earlier, during a plenary session, Cayetano pointed out that a decade of poor implementation of the K to 12 program only worsened the...
Two senators have called for urgent and comprehensive reforms in the Philippine education system, urging the 20th Congress to pursue “radical change” through the 2026 education budget, and outlining a seven-point agenda to address the country’s education crisis. In his first privilege speech...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito filed on Tuesday, July 8 a resolution asking the Senate to look into the rapid proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines. In his resolution, Ejercito lamented that online gambling has become a widespread activity among Filipinos particularly...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has renewed his push for the measure seeking a P25 billion budget each for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the modernization and upgrade of their respective camps and facilities. Cayetano pointed out the military...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, June 26 said the Senate might move to its new building in Taguig City by 2027. Cayetano disclosed the new target date of the Senate’s transfer to the New Building at the sidelines of Sen. Pia Cayetano’s oath-taking ceremony at the new Taguig City Hall....
In the continuation of CIA with BA Hong Kong Special episode, an intriguing question from an OFW named Cristina was raised in the segment called ‘Tanong ng Pilipino.’ She shared, “‘Yung isa kong kaibigan, tinawagan ng stepdaughter niya na nasa Pilipinas. Bilang pasasalamat daw sa kanya...
