For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a parallel investigation in the Senate on the previous Duterte administration's drug war is a "good idea". Pimentel said in a text message on Tuesday, Oct. 15, that while this was "optional", it was a good idea to him "because it will give us...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has expressed his strong support to the calls to increase compensation for teachers and poll workers. In relation to this, he renewed his call that these election-related benefits and allowances be made tax-exempt. "Napakahalaga ng gampanin ng...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the backlog of national ID cards. In his proposed Senate Resolution No. 1192, Pimentel called for a comprehensive review of the implementation of Republic Act No....
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III shrugged off the claim that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief was on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses. Retired Gen. Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III quizzed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regarding the nature of the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) which according to him, seems to be "invisible" to senators. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) should be given a sufficient budget to carry out its constitutional roles. "Give the OVP sufficient budget to carry out the VP’s constitutional role or responsibility to be...
Assuming that the tale of how dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and her siblings escaped is true, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could not have intercepted them unless they revised their rules on pre-departure inspection, its top official said. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito...
Senator Pia Cayetano has expressed her belief that the swift passage of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2793, or the proposed Philippine Natural Gas Development Act, would send the strongest signal to investors that there is natural gas waiting to be explored in the Philippines. Senator Pia Cayetano (Senate...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
The controversy surrounding Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) decision to terminate its contract with its current card supplier for the issuance of the National IDs has now caught the eye of the Senate, with a probe looming on the horizon. It has crossed Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko"...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero sees nothing wrong in including the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge in the Senate's Monday flag ceremonies. (MB file photo) "I allowed it as I don't find anything wrong (in its intention nor contents) with its inclusion in our Monday ceremonies," he said in...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is seeking a tourism master plan from the national government and specific amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) in a bid to address the power woes in the country’s “crown jewels” of tourism. Senator Juan Miguel...
