(Manila Bulletin File Photo) Fifty-eight percent of Filipinos are in favor of Sen. Robin Padilla’s proposal to declare Sept. 21 as “Unsung Heroes Day” to commemorate and honor soldiers, government officials, and civilians who helped stopped the country from being a communist country, a public...
BETTER DAYS Sept. 24 this year marks what would have been the 89th birthday of my father, former Senate President Edgardo Angara. It has been five years since he passed away and our entire family still misses him badly. We are constantly reminded of his countless accomplishments and the impact he...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes that the minor victims of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" have no reason to lie about the trauma they experienced. (Senate PRIB photo) For Dela Rosa, he sees no reason or motivation for the witnesses who are aged 12 to...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo hailed the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (Senate PRIB photo) Voting 14-0, Tulfo said that the approval was in time for the celebration of the National Maritime Week.. Tulfo, principal sponsor and...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt four members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" including its President or leader Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senior Agila" after consistently denying the existence of child marriage in their community. ...
Sen. Grace Poe said she believes that the next person to lead the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) should have an immense political will to overhaul the agency. She issued the statement on Wednesday, Sept. 27 after the courtesy resignation of OTS Administrator Undersecretary Ma. O Aplasca...
A Senate panel issued a subpoena compelling Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Mel Robles, Chairman Junie Cua, and its other officials for repeated absences in the upper chamber's inquiry into the integrity and trustworthiness of lotto games. Since the beginning of the...
Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo from Public Information Office Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and their allies (LGBTQA) community, solo parents, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) stand to benefit from the livelihood program of Senator Allan...
Child Rights Network (CRN), the largest alliance of organizations pushing for children's rights legislation in the Philippines, has urged the government to hold into account the leaders of the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI), an...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo expressed gratitude to President Marcos after he certified as urgent Senate Bill No. 2221, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Tulfo, the principal sponsor of SB No. 2221, is also grateful for the support of his colleagues and seafarers’ unions for the said...
The Department of Transporation (DOTr) pointed out on Tuesday, Sept. 26 the need to give better pay and regularize the Security Screening Officers (SSOs) of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) following the alleged theft incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1....
Sen. Imee Marcos joined protesters on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in front of the Department of Finance (DOF) office calling for the removal of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Sen. Imee Marcos joins protesters in...
