Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told members of the House's so-called "Young Guns" bloc to check the "dramatic increase" in its 2024 budget before criticizing the review of the New Senate building (NSB). "I advise the Young Guns in the House of Representatives to first look at...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III hopes that the Philippines and its citizens will be freed from the burden of inflation, joblessness, poverty, corruption, and crime ahead of commemorating the country's 126th Independence Day. "I join the entire nation in commemorating our...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III expressed his belief that a law is needed to include the Bagong Pilipinas Hymn and Pledge in weekly flag ceremonies of all national government agencies (NGAs) and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs)...
President Marcos has appointed Ma. Anna Kathryna “Kat” Yu Pimentel, the wife of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III as the Special Envoy to the United Arab Emirates for Trade and Investment. She took her oath of office before President Marcos on Tuesday, June 4 and was...
Some senators have agreed to temporarily reduce tariff rates on rice even though the government stands to lose “less than P10 billion” in revenues, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). It was mentioned however by Finance Undersecretary Domini Velasquez that while the projected...
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan--Senators who flew to Pag-asa island on Thursday, May 16, personally encountered China's bullying when it comes to asserting its claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and were met with verbal challenges on the radio to leave their supposed territory. Senate President...
Senators expressed support for President Marcos' pronouncement that the Philippines has no plan to put any kind of cannon on its ships. Sen. Francis Tolentino said it's a "pragmatic" and "responsible" decision made by the President to consider the prevailing situation calculated to maintain the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III strongly condemned the tragic killing of a 14-year-old girl who was shot while inside her family's house in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu “We condemn this heinous act in the strongest possible terms and call upon the authorities to...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III turned over nine service vehicles to nine different barangays in Marikina City. (Photo from the Office of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III) The senator was accompanied by his wife Kathryna Yu-Pimentel in donating the service...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Monday, April 22 he was saddened by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino's (PDP) decision to drop Lakas ng Bayan (Laban) as part of its name during its national council meeting last April 19. "Nakakalungkot na pinag-awayan pa namin...
Senators are urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to look into the alleged sale of degrees to foreign students in Cagayan, with the prices fetching as high as P2 million. Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero urged security analyst and founding president of the International Development and...
For Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, the so-called “gentleman’s agreement" between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China is just a plain, simple propaganda of the Chinese government. During the Kapihan sa Senado on Tuesday, April 16, Villanueva says he finds it difficult to...
