Presumptive Senate President Miguel Zubiri said on Sunday, July 24, that an “independent bloc” of the Senate may form in the 19th Congress, after he had a “good” meeting with sibling Senators Alan and Pia Cayetano to discuss the possibility of the two forming a third bloc. Incoming Senate...
Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano on Wednesday disclosed that they are open to forming an “independent” bloc in the Senate in the 19 th Congress, depending on the possible result of their negotiation with other groups in the Upper Chamber. Alan Peter said that up until now, he...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said there are no cases of the new Omicron subvariants in the city amid a rise in the Covid-19 tally. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano (Photo from Lani Cayetano on Facebook) “Gayunpaman, kailangan nating pagtuunan ng pansin ang banta ng bagong Omicron subvariants BA.4 at...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano mourned the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on July 8. Abe, 67, was speaking on a street in Nara Prefecture when he was shot by a man identified as Yamagami Tetsuya, 41, a resident of Nara City and was a member of the Maritime...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday, July 7 expressed his belief it is high-time that the government should also prioritize coming up with a cash subsidy scheme for low to medium income class workers who are also reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, series of oil price...
Ensuring the sustainability of vital government programs, raising the level of the country’s education to make it globally competitive, and future-proofing the Philippines for domestic and external shocks make up the first 10 bills that Sen. Pia Cayetano has filed in the Senate for the 19th...
A grandmother received a cash gift of P100,000 from the Taguig City government on her 100th birthday on July 5. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano personally visited "Lola" Vicenta Garcia of Barangay Bambang and handed her a check for P100,000 and greeted her. Lola Vicenta Garcia (3rd from left) of...
Lani Cayetano attended her first flag-raising ceremony as the new mayor of Taguig and graced the first session of the City Council on July 4. “Kapag inalay natin ang ating mga gawain sa Panginoon, mas magiging taos puso at makabuluhan ang kalalabasan ng ating mga programa (If we offer our works...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano has temporarily stopped requiring voter’s certification from residents for admission to a university and scholarship programs after they complained of long lines and difficulty in getting slots at the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office. In a video...
Ma. Laarni “Lani” Cayetano, wife of newly-elected Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, was sworn in as the new mayor of Taguig City on June 30. Cayetano and other newly-elected officials of Taguig took their oath of office at the Senator Renato "Companero" Cayetano Memorial Science & Technology...
The newly-elected officials of Taguig City will be taking their oath of office on June 30, the city government announced. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the Senator Renato "Companero" Cayetano Memorial Science & Technology High School in Barangay Ususan. Incoming Taguig...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, June 27 made an urgent call for President Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, known more as the Vape Regulation Bill, before stepping down on June 30. Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and...