The bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is now awaiting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signature, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. This, after the Senate ratified the final version of the Phivolcs Modernization Act...
Former Taguig mayor Lino Cayetano marked Feb. 5 as the day he donated part of his liver for his dad, the late senator Rene Cayetano, 22 years ago. It was on Feb. 5, 2003 when he underwent a 12-hour operation where doctors took two-thirds of his liver to give it to his dad, who needed a liver...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed support for the measure resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) saying it would give the region more time to prepare for elections. Cayetano also said it would be more logical to delay the...
The Senate has approved the proposed E-Governance Act, which seeks to enhance government operations and promote transparency in state transactions, on third and final reading. Twenty-one senators gave affirmative votes on Senate Bill No. 2781, no negative votes and no abstentions during the...
The push to transform government services through digitalization is now just one step away from Senate approval. This after the Senate passed Senate Bill No. 2781, also known as the proposed “E-Governance Act,” on second reading on Tuesday, January 21. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano,...
Senator Pia Cayetano has vowed to pursue amendments to the current vape law, Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act or Republic Act No. 11900 which transferred regulatory powers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Department of Health (DOH) to the Department...
Former Taguig mayor Lino Cayetano expressed elation over the inclusion of his name in the list of candidates for the May 12 national and local elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) posted the list of candidates for congressman in the National Capital Region (NCR). For the...
Senator Pia Cayetano stressed the importance of teaching "age-appropriate" sex education amid the backlash on Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023. In an interview over DWIZ on Saturday, Jan. 18, Cayetano said that she had nothing against...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Sunday, January 5 joined other lawmakers in commending the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in cancelling fraudulent birth certificates saying the OSG’s move directly confirms the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. “The OSG's move directly...
From left to right: Senators Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, Bong Go (Facebook) Senators Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, and Christopher "Bong" Go welcomed the year 2025 by talking about their hopes and aspirations for Filipinos...
Combatting the country’s problem on the proliferation of fake government documents and exposing the lapses in the regulation of tobacco products were among the accomplishments of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in 2024, Senator Pia Cayetano said. Cayetano, chairperson of the blue...
The bill seeking to create the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM), an independent regulatory and quasi-judicial body tasked with ensuring nuclear safety and security, will bode well for the country as it would help employ the benefits of nuclear energy, Senator Alan Peter...
