Amid the numerous cyberattacks that government agencies suffered from in the past weeks, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano floated the idea of providing reward money for catching perpetrators behind cyberattacks provided that there's a stiff penalty for it. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano suggests that the...
FINDING ANSWERS “We are up to the challenge. We are committed and passionate to bring about transformation in the next 10 years.” That’s the assurance Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, co-convenor of the newly-formed Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), gave at the recent Kapihan sa Manila...
While Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has expressed his intent to fight for the confidential funds of the Department of Education (DepEd), he will however, not "die" for it. In an interview on Monday, Oct. 16, Dela Rosa said that he would first get the consensus of his colleagues if they are for or...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Monday, Oct. 16, urged all concerned government agencies of the country to exhaust all available means to secure the safety of Filipinos in Israel and Gaza. In a statement, Villar expressed his utmost concern regarding the safety of Filipino migrants in the areas of...
After conducting an ocular inspection and personally speaking with residents, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Monday, Oct. 16 that he is prepared to call the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) a cult. (SENATE Prib photo) "Talagang lumalabas na kulto ito (It really shows that this is a...
BETTER DAYS Over the past year, our lives have returned to normal with the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic restrictions are now a thing of the past – the economy has opened up and most people have returned to the workplace. It is encouraging to see people back out in public, children...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Saturday, Oct. 14 to swiftly approve on time the power supply agreements (PSAs) between distribution utilities (DUs) and generation companies to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity at affordable rates for the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that while he's not questioning the credibility of the organizers of the 19th Asian Games, he's puzzled with regard to the timing of the release of Justin Brownlee's failed doping test result. In an interview, Villanueva said that it was alarming that the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Oct. 13 emphasized how local government units (LGUs) have greater agility to respond to challenges on the ground in terms of improved delivery and quality of education. Gatchalian made the statement amid the celebration of the local government week this second...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Friday, Oct. 13 ensured that the government will provide assistance to the affected Filipino communities in Israel for their safety, as well as speed up the repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who have expressed their intent to return to the country. Tulfo, the...
Sen. Mark Villar commended Patrolman August David Jr. for his heroic act of saving a drowning teen in a river in Taytay, Rizal last Oct. 8, which has now become viral on social media. (Photo courtesy of Rej Macky's Facebook post) “I salute Patrolman David Jr. for his heroic act of saving a...
