Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go stressed the need for continued increase, improvement, and expansion of mental health programs. “We should continue to improve our mental health programs and ensure that all forms of psychosocial assistance will be made available to Filipinos who are suffering from all...
For Senator Grace Poe, solving problems as big as water management requires a titanic solution. Poe reiterated her belief as she pushed anew for the creation of a Department of Water, stating that the country's water woes are "too big" to be met by fragmented responses. (Photo courtesy of Senator...
Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla said on Thursday, November 16, that they are contemplating filing charges against the drivers who impersonated him after using the EDSA busway. The two drivers who name-dropped Revilla's name when their vehicles were flagged down for using the EDSA bus lane surfaced on...
Sen. Robinhood is pushing for funding from the government to be allotted for the livelihood of rebel returnees to ensure the gains of the government's peace efforts will not be in vain. Senator Robinhood Padilla suggests the possibility of channeling unused funds in the Bangsamoro...
Sen. Francis Tolentino urged on Thursday the expansion of the administration’s flagship project, the Food Stamp Program (FSP), led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). During the plenary debates on the agency’s 2024 budget, Tolentino said, “I hope that the program can...
‘TOL VIEWS Balancing progress and ecological preservation has always been a globally shared challenge. Sustainable development has always been difficult to balance with industrialization. For developing countries like the Philippines, the dilemma has always been development versus...
Task Force Special Operations (TFSO) chief Edison "Bong" Nebrija will no longer be seen on the streets starting Thursday, November 16 as he will be under preventive suspension after the bus lane incident that involved the name of Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr....
Sen. Robinhood Padilla urged the government to take every possible course of action in looking for ways to fund compensation programs for victims of the 2017 Marawi Siege. During his interpellation on Tuesday night, November 14, on the budget of the Marawi Compensation Board, Padilla said...
Senator Mark Villar has lauded the renaming of two Quezon City roads--Agham and BIR Roads--into Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Avenue. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Mark Villar) In a statement, he stated that the renaming of the two roads after the late senator was in line with...
FINDING ANSWERS The suggestion of Sen. Francis Tolentino to recall the Philippine Ambassador to China as a way of expressing our country’s protest against China’s harassment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) deserves serious consideration. “This is us telling them that you’ve really gone...
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. slammed on Monday, Nov. 13, fixers who prey on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by charging them for the processing of an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), a document they can get free of charge. Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., during the deliberation...
BETTER DAYS The Senate has started its plenary debates on the 2024 national budget. The ₱5.768 trillion proposed budget is the first expenditure plan to be fully developed under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Similar to this year’s General Appropriations Act, the 2024...
