The sugar import mess has taken a turn for the worse for resigned officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) as lawmakers on Monday, Aug. 22, mulled the possibility of demanding for stiff penalties for those responsible for the foiled attempt to...
After the resignation of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian, the ongoing investigation on the "illegal" sugar importation order pushes through, Malacañang said. (Courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the recent development will be part of the facts of the ongoing...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to get to the bottom of allegations that DITO Telecommunity Corporation is bypassing its interconnect agreements with other telecommunications companies, causing foregone interconnection payments of around P2.5 million daily, or from around 1,000...
Even without a referral from the Senate leadership, the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee can investigate the questionable resolution of the Sugar Regulatory Board authorizing the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar which Malacañang declared as ‘’illegal". ‘’That’s how powerful...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has sought on Thursday, Aug. 11 a full-blown Senate investigation into the alleged corruption-tainted purchase of P2.4 billion worth of ‘’outdated and overpriced’’ laptops for public school teachers. In Senate Resolution (SR) 120 that he had...
Senators are seeking an investigation into the alleged poor service and high power cost exacted on consumers by electric cooperatives in Mindanao and other parts of the country. They also agreed that it is high time to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001, including the...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers want to learn the circumstances behind the reported expiration last July of 4.2 million doses of the private sector’s Covid-19 vaccines worth P5.1 billion. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Read:...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking a probe in aid of legislation on the reported unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines, saying such error must not be tolerated. The opposition senator made the move amid reports that billions of pesos worth of Covid-19 vaccine, which were beyond...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared that the Philippines has no intention in rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "The Philippines has no intention of rejoining the ICC," Marcos said in a press...
CAMP OLA, Legazpi City, Albay – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 has a created Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to probe the death of Patrolman Jaypee de Guzman Ramores, 32, assigned to 503rd Maneuver Company, Regional Mobile Force Batallion (RMFB) in San Jacinto, Masbate, in an alleged...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old mechanic after a drinking binge here over the weekend. The victim’s mother told police that her son arrived at their house from work at 10 p.m. Friday, July 22, under the influence of liquor. She told police that her...
TACLOBAN CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. has ordered a probe to determine if the seven trainees of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) who were rushed to the hospital due to muscle pain last July 6 underwent hazing. Fire Chief...
