Senator Grace Poe has called on Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) to address water service interruptions in the west service zone of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) as residents reported to her office their harrowing experience of having no water for 42 hours straight....
The Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to amend certain sections of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) Charter, and make it an attached agency of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Voting 23-0-0, the Senate passed during its hybrid plenary session...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday defended her father, the late Fernando Poe, Jr. from presidential aspirant Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno’s campaign strategist, Lito Banayo after the latter claimed her father’s refusal to attend debates and interviews affected his presidential bid in May 2004. Poe,...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday scored the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for alerting financial consumers of fake bills emanating from banks’ automated teller machines (ATMs), saying it should not burden the public of a problem they should be solving. “Reminders by the Bangko Sentral ng...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday called on banks and other financial institutions to toughen its stance against cybercrime especially at a time more people are turning to digital transactions. Poe, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, made the appeal...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday pushed for the passage of a measure that would provide increased protection for bank account holders and consumers of other financial products. Poe made the call as her panel, the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, conducted a hearing on...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will pursue the filing of criminal cases against the brains behind the series of bank hacking incident that were reported in December 2021, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. Melchor Plabasan, head of the BSP’s...
And you can have these dishes at home Among the many dining establishments associated with Chef Margarita Fores (and now, we can add to that list, the ones run by her son, Amado), the one that will be nestled somewhere at the top of my personal list is Grace Park (GP) at One Rockwell. This is her...
Grab Philippines is set to mandate a weekly COVID testing among unvaccinated drivers and delivery riders in its platform as part of efforts to ensure the safety of both its partners and consumers. A GrabFood delivery rider (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The mandatory testing, which will begin...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said she is grateful and humbled by the enactment of law renaming an avenue after her father Fernando Poe Jr. or also known as “FPJ.” This, after President Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11608 renaming Roosevelt Avenue in the first legislative district of Quezon...
Senators on Tuesday highlighted the need for finance experts to man the operations of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as they weigh in on the five-day holiday that a group of private hospitals is planning to implement. “It makes perfect sense for PhilHealth to be headed by one...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday said the non-expiration of legislative franchises with pending renewal application with Congress will help avert job losses that could push more Filipinos further into financial concern. Poe, who was one of the 21 senators who voted yes on the third and final reading...
