Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) for what he called their unfinished and non-operational Balog Balog Dam project Phase 2 in San Jose, Tarlac. During the plenary deliberations on Monday, Nov. 18, for the proposed budget of NIA for 2025, Tulfo questioned the...
FINDING ANSWERS A watershed moment it certainly was when two pieces of legislation authored by Sen. Francis Tolentino were signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last Nov. 8. The two new laws—RA 12064 which declared the maritime zones under Philippine jurisdiction, and RA 12065 which...
Amid ongoing typhoon response efforts, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Monday, Nov. 18, that it has assisted 7,040 individuals affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Pepito is the 16th tropical storm this year and the...
Senator Nancy Binay said on Monday, November 18 that criminal cases may likely be filed if barangay officials are found to be involved in the anomalous surge of voters in Makati. Sen. Nancy Binay expresses her bafflement regarding the additional number of voters in the two districts of Makati...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the spread of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines. Gatchalian says that the probe seeks to provide a safer online environment for young people. “It is important that we make sure that child...
For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, weather advisories of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) should be simplified for ordinary Filipinos in order help communities prepare better for incoming typhoons. “Weather advisories...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed concerns over the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) low loan utilization rate and project delays. Sen. Joel Villanueva observes that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has a very low loan utilization rate during Thursday’s deliberation, November 14, 2024...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa questioned a National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) memorandum circular that seems to affect the promotion of officers in the Philippine National Police (PNP). During the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG)...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing to remove the P1-billion cap in the Bureau of Fire Protection's (BFP) utilization of revenues from the Fire Code of the Philippines. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the 2025 national budget, Dela Rosa said that the special provision on the...
A consumer group renewed its push for the upper chamber to pass the Site Blocking Bill to protect the creative industry and the digital security of Filipinos. In a recent statement, Bantay Konsyumer, Kalsada, Kuryente (BK3) Convenor Atty. Karry Sison said that the Senate continues to ignore the...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Philippine government to consider bringing China's baseline claim before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague or even to the United Nations. Estrada said this in response to China’s recent efforts to reinforce its claim over the West Philippine...
