Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill seeking to provide Indigenous Peoples (IPs) a bigger share of revenues generated from natural resources within the territories of indigenous cultural communities. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs,...
Senators on Thursday, November 7 expressed hope that Donald Trump’s election victory would yield a positive influence to the current bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States. Sen. Loren Legarda expressed certainty that the Philippines will continue to affirm...
BACOLOD CITY – A 54-year-old laborer was allegedly shot dead by his cousin who he accused of throwing leaves in his sugarcane plantation in Sitio Balungay, Barangay Montilla, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 30. A 54-year-old laborer was shot dead by his cousin in a...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, Oct. 3, that he expects the number of certificate of candidacy (COC) filers for the positions of senator and party-list representative to pick up during the weekend. This, after the aspirants for these national...
The bill seeking to provide Muslims and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) equal access to public cemeteries that predominantly hold Christian beliefs has gained a traction in the Senate. This after Senate minority leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed his support to Senate Bill No....
Multi-faceted actress Bela Padilla has just added her name to the list of local celebrities who launched their makeup brand. The critically acclaimed actress and filmmaker launched two products—a cheek tint and a color-changing lip balm—through her brand Bela by Bela. View this post on...
After a series of hearings on the sexual harassment case involving actor Sandro Muhlach, Senator Robinhood Padilla seeks to update legislation on incidents such as this, filing three bills on the issue. Sen. Robinhood Padilla files three bills following the holding of several hearings of the...
Supt. Gerardo Padilla (Facebook) Supt. Gerardo Padilla, the former warden of the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte, is now singing a different tune regarding the killing of three Chinese drug lords inside the prison in...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should scrap its single period of confinement policy given its current financial standing and accumulation of excess funds. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, pointed this out as he urged...
Supt. Gerardo Padilla (Facebook) The House quad-committee (quad-comm) has heard the testimony of a Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) official who further implicated prison warden, Supt. Gerardo Padilla in the killings of three Chinese drug lords in...
If an anti-dynasty measure becomes law, Senator Robinhood Padilla said that he will be the first one to decide not to run for an elective post. Senator Robinhood Padilla (Senate PRIB photo) This is what Padilla told his brother who is being persuaded to run for a Senate seat. "Kung kailangan...
