The Philippine Footwear Federation Inc. (PFFI) has expressed its gratitude to Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and his spouse, entrepreneur Kat De Guzman Pimentel, for their unwavering commitment to bolstering and revitalizing the footwear industry, particularly in Marikina City, which is...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno's recent statement regarding the need to review the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) gained mixed reactions from lawmakers. Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara believes that the review should be made from the perspective of making richer...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III (MANILA BULLETIN) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has vowed to scrutinize the proposed 2024 P5.768-trillion national budget. This came as the Senate chief fiscalizer questioned the priorities set by...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday, July 22, said the Filipino people deserve unfiltered truth during President Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III (Senate PRIB) The Senate minority bloc will do everything it can to prevent the passage of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill next week, or just before the Senate goes into sine die adjournment on May 31. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III wants to pursue amendments to the Philippine Lemon Law or Republic Act (RA) 10642, because the current procedure is ‘’too cumbersome". Pimentel announced his intention to file a bill to strengthen the Lemon Law during the organizational meeting and...
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Aug. 11 a full-blown Senate investigation into the alleged corruption-tainted purchase of P2.4 billion worth of ‘’outdated and overpriced’’ laptops for public school teachers.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...
Newly-installed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia has nothing but high respect for Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III who is hoping for reforms in the current election system. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Such a wise advice from...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘’Koko’’ Pimentel III expressed on Monday Aug. 1 his ‘’deepest condolences’’ to the family and the loved ones of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR), the father of the Edsa Revolution and the man who once turned the Philippines as Asia’s "Economic...
The Senate minority bloc is sharpening its pruning knife to be used on the 18 bills of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., which he revealed on Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said the 18 legislative measures of the President...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, April 8 said departments and offices under the executive branch should report to the Senate on its expenditures in connection with its the Covid-19 pandemic response. These are, according to Pimentel, the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Health...
