Opposition senators on Thursday, Oct. 7 hailed Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision to run for president in the May 2022 national elections, expressing their belief the Filipinos “deserve only the best.” “Buong-buo kong sinusuportahan ang pagtakbo ni Leni sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas (I...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Monday, Oct. 4 chided President Duterte for ordering members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ignore the Senate’s subpoenas in its inquiry into the government’s procurement of overpriced COVID-19...
A Muntinlupa court allowed reelectionist Sen. Leila de Lima to be photographed in her detention facility in Camp Crame so she can complete the requirements for her candidacy. In an order dated Oct. 1, Presiding Judge Romeo Buenaventura of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256 granted De...
Opposition senators on Friday, Oct. 1, slammed President Duterte's plans to block officials in his Cabinet from attending hearings in the Senate. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Francis Pangilinan said Duterte was "desperately trying to cover up" the alleged...
United States Senate Majority Whip Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. that the US recognizes the importance of its security cooperation with the Philippines but “not at the exclusion of the country’s...
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has asked a Muntinlupa court to allow the taking of her photo in her detention cell in Camp Crame, which will be used for the filing of documents with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for her reelection bid. De Lima, through her lawyer, filed an urgent motion on...
Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Leila de Lima, and Risa Hontiveros, as well as former senator Bam Aquino and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno form the initial list of senatorial candidates formally nominated and endorsed by the Liberal Party (LP). (Liberal Party/Facebook) In a statement sent...
The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court has granted Senator Leila de Lima’s plea to attend the online memorial service for former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman. However, Muntinlupa RTC Branch 256 presiding judge Romeo Buenaventura...
A Muntinlupa court on Wednesday partially granted the “very urgent motion for e-furlough” of detained Sen. Leila de Lima to attend the online memorial service for the late former Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Victoria “Dinky” Soliman who passed away last Sept. 19 at the age of 68....
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed an appeal with the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office after it dismissed a complaint she filed against a prisoner for conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. In June, De Lima filed the complaint before the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office against Joel Capones,...
Two opposition senators on Tuesday, Sept. 20 urged the younger generation of Filipinos to learn more about martial law, why it is commemorated every September 21, and the horrors that occurred following its declaration during the Marcos regime. “Huwag nating kalimutan na ito mismo ang dahilan...
Senators Cynthia Villar and Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao remain the wealthiest members of the Senate, according to their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) for 2020. Senator Cynthia Villar (Office of Sen. Villar) A summary of the SALNs obtained from the Senate's website Monday,...
