Senatorial candidates Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan went on a house-to-house campaign on Saturday, March 1, at Barangay Hulo Ferry Station, Mandaluyong City. Senator Risa Hontiveros joins Akbayan first nominee Chel Diokno and senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino during a campaign...
While jeepney operators and drivers are supportive of the government’s public utility vehicles (PUV) modernization program, senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino said on Thursday, Feb. 27, that they need government subsidy because of the high costs associated with the transition. Independent senatorial...
To ensure that the Philippines stays out of the grey list of global financial crimes watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is rolling out more reforms to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. In a press conference, SEC Chairperson...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has high hopes for the Senate minority bloc once session reopens in June, expressing confidence that there is now a “fighting chance” for the Senate comeback bids of former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino. Former vice president Leni Robredo raises the...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said she hopes more senators will be part of the Senate Minority Bloc in the 20th Congress. Currently the two-manned minority bloc in the Upper Chamber is headed by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. However,...
Two Bureau of Customs (BOC) operations in the Bicol region led to the seizure of unmarked fuel and a tank truck worth over ₱3.2 million, allegedly involved in illegal sales. According to the BOC, the crackdown recovered nearly 31,000 liters of fuel and a fuel truck under the government’s Fuel...
Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino took a break from the campaign trail to give youth and online influencers a guided tour of the just-reopened Aquino Center and Museum in Tarlac City on Tuesday, Feb. 25, the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that ended the Marcos...
To support the strong economic growth and the rise of new businesses in the Cagayan Valley region, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a new office in Ilagan City. The SEC inaugurated the SEC Ilagan Extension Office (EO) on Feb. 24, located at the ground floor of The Capital...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing for the expansion of the government securities (GS) repurchase agreement (repo) market as part of its commitment to deepen the country’s capital market. The Commission said in a statement that since it assumed direct market oversight in...
With the announcements of numerous academic institutions of class suspensions to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino said that the spirit of the peaceful revolution is alive in the...
To commemorate the 39th EDSA People Power anniversary this year, the Aquino Center and Museum in Tarlac City will be reopened to the public on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The vicinity of Adamson University in Manila is decorated with yellow ribbons a day ahead of the 39th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People...
New inter-terminal shuttle buses were deployed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as the country’s primary gateway moves to improve passenger mobility in anticipation of stronger air travel demand. The airport’s private operator New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) announced on Monday, Feb....
