(Photo by O/S Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go) Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, and Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Francis Tolentino have visited Cambodia over the weekend to show the Senate's full...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is now seeking passage of a bill that would expand the services of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and encourage private sector participation in agricultural insurance. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 2117, said it is necessary to provide better...
BETTER DAYS On March 26, 2010, Republic Act 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act was enacted to boost our country’s efforts in preserving our cultural treasures. My father, the former Senate President Ed Angara, who was the principal author of the law in the Senate, said the law was not...
Heart Evangelista is not at all bothered that she and husband Chiz Escudero have a 15-year age gap. She actually thinks it is “beautiful,” noting how she learned to adjust and "mature" in more ways than one. “We kind of meet in the middle especially with the age gap,” she told Boy Abunda...
Senator Chiz Escudero (Senate PRIB) Under the present political system, the Philippine President is not barred from selecting losers in the May 2022 elections to key government posts. Senator Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero stressed this during a DWIZ radio interview where he said it is not that...
Valenzuela PIO/MANILA BULLETIN The local government of Valenzuela City donated P1-million worth of rice on Friday, May 12 to the victims of the fire that transpired in Cavite City last April 26. The city government said the City Council approved on May 8, Resolution No. 2806- Series of 2023, or the...
Although biofertilizer is good and farm yields are high, its price seems too steep and unreal. “Ang problema lamang, baka maging new fertilizer scam pagkat nakita ko yung mga presyong tinakda para sa biofertiliizer at yung mga presyo para sa regular fertilizer ng DA, ke taas-taas (The problem is,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to impose a jail term and fine amounting to as much as P5-million against cyber criminals who target users of digital financial services or electronic wallets. In filing Senate Bill No. 2171 or the proposed Bank Accounts, Electronic...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 12 has advocated for a peaceful approach to stability in the South China Sea, saying it is necessary to come up with a tangible solution to address the growing tensions in the disputed maritime area. Hontiveros met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at her...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Philippine government should now focus on the recovery of the education sector which is one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In this regard,...
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong will visit the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong (Photo courtesy of Senator Penny Wong Twitter) Wong will be in the country from May 16 to 19 for an official visit...
