The Senate has ratified anew, for the third time, the bicameral conference committee report on the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers on Wednesday, July 31. (MB file photo) Only the minority senators—Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and Deputy Minority Leader Risa...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to follow President Marcos' directive on banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid concerns that they were merely cloaked under the new name, Internet Gaming Licensees...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III can't seem to grasp the reason behind the call for Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino to resign from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP). (Senate PRIB photo) Newly-installed PDP President Senator Robinhood Padilla asked Tolentino on Thursday,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the military on Thursday, July 25, in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Bridade, identified the fatality as Joel Guarino, alias...
Senators on Thursday, July 18, echoed the support of business groups to the recommendation of government agencies to permanently ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs). In a joint statement on Wednesday, July 17, eight organizations, including local business groups, expressed their full...
It can be "tricky" and "complicated" for the Senate to look into the Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's alleged offshore accounts, a matter earlier disclosed by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. "The allegations came from a member of the House and will most likely be looked into by...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader was killed in an encounter with the military in Juban town, Sorsogon province on Tuesday morning, July 2. AN ancestral house in Juban, Sorsogon. (Wikipedia) The 9th Infantry Division (ID) identified the slain communist fighter as...
Despite the Duterte camp claiming that she is the country’s new opposition leader after her resignation from the Marcos administration’s official family, Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, June 29, rejected the notion and said she simply works for the people. Vice President Sara...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a classy, statesman-like response when asked to comment on lawyer Harry Roque's billing of Vice President Sara...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez would gladly follow Vice President Sara Duterte if and when she takes on the mantle of opposition leader. “Of course...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The Liberal Party (LP) remains the "ideological and conscientious opposition" despite Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from the Marcos Cabinet. ...
As the country bids farewell to the Uniteam tandem, will Vice President Sara Duterte emerge as the country’s opposition leader? Vice President Sara Duterte announces her resignation from the Marcos Cabinet during a press conference on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo from the Office of the Vice...
