Controversial former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang on Monday, Sept. 20, claimed that he never financed Pharmally Pharmaceutical’s P8 billion questionable transactions with government but helped it find friends to bankroll the deal. Michael Yang Yang, a Chinese national, denied claims...
Unless Congress gets back the power of the purse, Filipinos may again expect lack of transparency and abbreviated deliberations resulting from the railroaded passage of the national budget. House of Representatives plenary House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat on Friday, Sept. 17 decried as illegal government’s decision to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Finance. Sugarcane farmers In a press statement, Cabatbat said various farmers...
Two Makabayan bloc members lauded on Thursday, Sept. 16 the decision of the International Criminal Court to authorize a full investigation into the bloody drug war under administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Gun firing House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate...
Parañaque City Rep. Eric Olivarez has announced his bid to replace his elder brother, Mayor Edwin Olivarez, as the city’s chief executive in the 2022 elections. (HoR) Eric, chairman of the House committee on government enterprises and privatization, served as city councilor for six years before...
Congressmen lauded on Thursday, Sept. 16 the decision of the International Criminal Court to conduct a full investigation of the bloody drug war initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that the adage that “crime does not pay” may finally be apply to his case. Drug war deaths Reps. Edcel...
The swift delivery and distribution of personal protective equipment, face shields and face mask last year caused the significant reduction of COVID-19 deaths and ailments among the country’s medical frontliners, Health Secretary Francisco Duque has told the House of Representatives. Secretary...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to reset next year’s elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to May, 2025. House of Representatives plenary With 187 affirmative and zero negative votes House Bill...
The Commission on Audit on Wednesday, Sept. 15 cleared the air on the controversy surrounding the reported overpricing of billions of pesos worth of face masks and face shields procured by government, declaring that there was no finding of “overpricing” when it audited the Procurement...
There was no shortcut made in declaring that a total of 1,406 barangays in various parts of the country were already cleared from the influence of the communist rebels, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) maintained Wednesday, Sept. 15. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said made...
The Quezon City chief legal officer on Wednesday, Sept. 15 slammed Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor for allegedly launching a “politically motivated smear campaign” against the city government by feeding the media with canard and other misleading information about its aid program...
A total 10,458 beneficiaries have received the P10,000 cash aid under the Sampung Libong Pag-Asa program initiated by former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and the Balik sa Tamang Serbisyo sa Kongreso group of congressmen. Rep. Alan and Lani Cayetano Latest to receive the much-needed cash...
