Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that while he's not questioning the credibility of the organizers of the 19th Asian Games, he's puzzled with regard to the timing of the release of Justin Brownlee's failed doping test result. In an interview, Villanueva said that it was alarming that the...
Instead of focusing on the legal aspect, senators on Thursday, Oct. 12 insisted on speeding up the provision of the assistance needed by the fishermen who were affected by the ramming incident in Bajo de Masinloc 10 days ago. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Francis Tolentino) During...
In less than 30 minutes, a Senate finance subcommittee has approved the Office of the President’s (OP) proposed P10.7 billion budget for 2024. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin leads officials of the executive department in presenting the Office of the President's P10.7-billion proposed 2024...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday, October 11 that he will fight for the confidential funds of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). This was after the agency was stripped of its confidential funds under the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations...
For the public, road construction can be an eyesore as well as a source of headache due to the traffic congestion it brings, especially when it's fresh in the memory that it's just been built and once again being repaved. Department of Public Works and Highways Sec. Manuel Bonoan presents the...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – The leader of a crime group and his companion were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Canlalay, Biñan City, this province, on Wednesday, October 4. Police Col. Harold Depositar, Laguna police director, identified the suspects as...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that the Senate is ready to answer any questions and issues concerning the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 under Republic Act No. 11954. "I have already instructed the Senate Secretary to coordinate with the Office of the Solicitor...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to make sure that there will be funding for the increase in the monthly social pension of the country's indigent senior citizens. Villanueva, the principal sponsor of the Increased Social Pension...
Should legislation to regulate the allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) be pursued, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri believes that local government units (LGUs) shouldn't be spared from it. "If you come up with a law, I will suggest na isama ang LGUs (that LGUs be included),"...
ILOILO CITY – A lady leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was among the three casualties in a clash with the 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in Leon town, Iloilo province on September 29. The Army identified the slain high-ranking NPA leader as Rebecca Alfaro, alias...
A Senate panel issued a subpoena compelling Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Mel Robles, Chairman Junie Cua, and its other officials for repeated absences in the upper chamber's inquiry into the integrity and trustworthiness of lotto games. Since the beginning of the...
Senior citizens will no longer have to wait until they reach 100 years old to receive cash gifts from the government. The Senate approved on third and final reading on Monday, Sept. 25, the bill expanding the coverage of the Centenarians Act of 2016. Voting 20-0, under Senate Bill No....
