Due to project implementation delays, the Philippines is seeking the extension of two loans obtained by the previous Duterte administration from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. Documents showed that the Department of Finance (DOF), on behalf of the Philippine government, asked...
The Philippines' move allowing greater foreign participation in public services is seen by the World Bank as a productivity enhancement, especially in the electrical machinery, telecommunication and transport sectors. Referring to the amendment to the antiquated Public Service Act (PSA) that was...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) chief during the previous Duterte administration is to blame for the unutilized expired vaccines that cost billions of pesos. Thus, said...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), former senator Leila de Lima (Facebook.PPAB) Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman has apologized to former senator Leila de Lima and to Filipino women in general for what she described as...
Michael Yang, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s former economic adviser, is clearly a central figure in Chinese intelligence operations in the Philippines, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, November 26. Hontiveros made the remark during the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
Senators are prepared to accord former President Rodrigo Duterte due courtesy and respect when he attends the Senate’s own investigation into the controversial anti-illegal drug campaign of his administration. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa assured that the former president will...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, October 21 confirmed that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will conduct its own public inquiry into the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Accountability and Investigations (blue...
Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20. Escudero said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is poised to...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said Congress should investigate the enormous P7.2-trillion debt accumulated by the Duterte administration during...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, August 16 said he cannot help but be dismayed that some lawmakers at the House of Representatives that once defended and hailed the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” have now become staunch critics of the previous government. While...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go again rejected speculations about former president Rodrigo Duterte’s condition. According to Go, the ex-chief executive is “alive and eating” despite the current rumors circulating online. In a Facebook post on Wednesday night, Go uploaded...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the House isn't being vindictive in its probe on the initial high cost of Covid-19 test packages during the early days of the...
