Senators called on authorities on Wednesday, March 4 to launch a manhunt on the suspects who brutally killed a freshman maritime student in Cavite supposedly through initiation rites. “I condemn, in the strongest terms, the recent hazing death of 19-year-old Mark Kenneth Alcedo, a first-year...
Senators on Tuesday, March 3 supported the proposal to give President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the authority to reduce or suspend fuel excise taxes as global oil markets react to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said...
The government of the People’s Republic of China formally handed over a US$1 million cash donation to the Philippines on Monday, March 2 as humanitarian assistance for families affected by destructive typhoons that struck the country last year. The ceremonial signing of the handover certificate...
Senators urged the government on Sunday, March 1, to help keep oil prices in check following the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government should exhaust all efforts at keeping oil prices at bay as geo-political tensions in the Middle...
The Valenzuela City government reaffirmed its intensified anti-drug campaign after authorities dismantled a clandestine drug laboratory and seized around P6.6 billion worth of suspected shabu in Barangay Veinte Reales on Sunday, Feb. 22. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined calls for a congressional inquiry into the landfill landslide in Binaliw, Cebu which took the lives of more than 30 people and injured many others. In filing Senate Resolution No. 277, Gatchalian said the circumstances surrounding the January 8 tragedy raise...
An official from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 28, that the agency is currently crafting the so-called "anti-epal" guidelines for the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). During the hearing Committee on...
At least two senators on Wednesday, January 21 agree that the holding of an impeachment trial at this point in time is not an ideal situation but holding government officials accountable is a necessary and very important political exercise. For his part, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said he believes it...
Beneficiaries of the defunded Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) will be covered under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) following its P63.8-billion budget allocation for 2026, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. In a radio interview on...
LEGAZPI CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday assured the provincial government of Albay of sustained assistance for local government units (LGUs) and families affected by the continuing unrest of Mayon Volcano. Gatchalian visited the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian rejected on Tuesday, January 6 insinuations that the 2026 national budget was crafted to include efforts to pursue the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. This, after Sen. Imee Marcos, in a video posted on her Facebook page, floated the possibility that the...
The Supreme Court can declare the contentious Unprogrammed Appropriations as unconstitutional, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, January 6. Gatchalian made the remark following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto P92.5-billion unprogrammed items when he signed...
