The Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, May 19 expressed firm belief that reducing taxes is not the solution to help curb illicit tobacco trade but that strengthening enforcement against such activities is still the best course. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the ways and means...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 12 urged the government to implement reforms that would simplify the voting process, making it more efficient and humane, especially for public school teachers who are serving as poll workers. “’I-simplify’ lang talaga: more schools, more teachers,...
In a bid to better understand and reconcile the needs of the labor sector as well as the business sector, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano proposed the creation of an Executive-Legislative Labor Commission that will pursue a sustainable and transparent solution to the daily minimum wage issue. Sen....
Several senators on Wednesday, April 30 expressed alarm over the arrest of a Chinese national with spying equipment near the Commission on Elections (Comelec), urging government to remain vigilant against external players who are bent on sabotaging the upcoming May 2025 elections. A...
The rivalry between Taguig-Pateros congressional candidates Rep. Ricardo “Ading” Cruz Jr. and former mayor and congressman Lino Cayetano continued to heat up for the May 12 national and local elections. The candidates for congressman of the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros Cruz...
Amid the brewing tension between Senator Imee Marcos and Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero over a contempt order against a resource person in the hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, April 11, called for “cooler heads” and a...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has assured the public that the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB) remains on track. The Senate, he said, is now focused on reducing costs without compromising its design and quality. “We are doing our best to maintain the aesthetics and...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Senate to look into the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) supposed cancellation of a housing agreement within the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal. Masungi Georeserve (MB file photo) Cayetano, in filing Senate Resolution No. 1323,...
The Supreme Court will play a pivotal role in guiding the Philippine government on how to handle the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. According to Cayetano, the SC’s guidance would set legal precedence and...
If some heads have to roll, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said it has to start with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, who, for him, is not taking the investigation of the collapsed P1.2 billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela seriously. Sen. Alan Peter...
Former Taguig mayor and congressional candidate Lino Cayetano said he will appeal a decision by a Regional Trial Court that ordered the removal of his name from the list of voters in a barangay. Cayetano is running for congressman in the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros in the May 12 national...
Former Taguig mayor and congressman Lino Cayetano commended the decision of a Taguig court which affirmed his residency in the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros. The court also affirmed the residency of his wife, Fille. Cayetano is running for congressman in the 1st District of...
