Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 29 urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to address travelers’ complaints pertaining to the country’s eTravel system. Poe said the BI should consider asking the Department of Information and Communications (DICT) for help to ensure an efficient data...
Batangas folk can look to draw inspiration from a new bronze statue of the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr. unveiled in Batangas in time for his 85th birth anniversary. (Photo from the Facebook page of Senator Grace Poe) Senator Grace Poe and her son, Brian Poe Llamanzares, chairperson of the...
A book on friendship to be distributed under a 2025 project of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) sparked a hostile exchange between VP Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Hontiveros during the budget deliberations of a Senate finance subcommittee on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Vice President Sara...
Senators deplored China's actions anew after a collision with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a resupply mission on Monday, Aug. 19. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10...
The bill seeking the creation of the Department of Water Resources has reached the Senate plenary after Senator Grace Poe sponsored the measure. Poe, in endorsing Senate Bill No. 2771 or the proposed “National Water Resources Management Act,” sponsored the bill’s Committee Report...
Senator Grace Poe noted on Monday, August 5, the decrease in text scams when President Marcos ordered the ban of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), raising the need for legislation for the latter. "From that time on actually a little before that time until the present, kung mapapansin...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, August 5 told the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to stop pitting groups and instead review the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Poe made the call after...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 1 dismissed speculations she would be replacing outgoing Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual who will step down from his post effective Friday. Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo) Following Pascual’s resignation, Poe’s name cropped up as his possible...
Senator Grace Poe has formally sought an investigation into the underutilized budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for flood control projects. (Noel Pabalate/MB file photo) In Senate Resolution No. 1090 she filed on Monday, July 29, Poe cited the devastation wrought by Super...
The Senate Committee on Public Works is set to grill officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) over the apparent faulty flood control system that was evident during the height of Typhoon Carina’s onslaught in major...
Some senators lamented how the billions worth of flood control projects were not felt despite its increasing budget allocation every year. (Noel Pabalate/MB file photo) Senator Grace Poe said that the worsening flooding in Metro Manila appears "not to complement" the increasing budget. "With every...
Fiber broadband provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation’s Sky Cable Corp. have entered into a commercial arrangement that will allow Sky to upgrade its network and improve services to its subscribers. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
