Senators on Monday, February 12 reiterated that the Philippines is already open for business without the need for any constitutional amendments. Sen. Sonny Angara presides over the continuation of the Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Subcommittee hearing on Senate Resolution of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Malacañang) Echoing the call of their fellow members of the House of Representatives, two party-list solons have put more pressure on the Senate to respond to President Marcos’ endorsement of the proposed...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, February 11 called on the public to closely follow the Senate’s ongoing hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 to gain a better understanding on the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. ...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a measure seeking to remove imprisonment as a penalty in libel cases and specifying the venue of the civil action in libel cases involving community journalists, publications, or broadcast stations. Instead of jail time, Estrada proposed the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, February 8 expressed his disappointment over the apparent harassment exhibited by some lawmakers at the House of Representatives, who are pushing for Charter change via the People’s Initiative (PI) mode, against the Senate. Angara...
Instead of daring senators to declare their position on Charter change issues, lawmakers at the House of Representatives should admit their involvement in the People’s Initiative signature campaign drive. Sen. Francis Escudero (O/S Escudero/Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman fields questions during a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 6 (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman on Tuesday, Feb. 6, questioned the intention of some senators for their...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure that would introduce “much-needed” reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, former PNP chief, welcomed the Senate’s approval of Senate Bill No. 2449. Twenty-three (23)...
Should the Senate and House of Representative vote separately when amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution? Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. (left) and former Chief Justice Vicente Mendoza appear at the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of...
The Senate will merely focus on the proposed amendments on the economic provisions of the Constitution and nothing else when they start tackling the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 on Monday, February 5, senators said. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said that what the Senate will do is...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, February 2 insisted that discussions about People’s Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution is premature and inappropriate, especially if so many anomalies are linked to it. “Huwag nating pilitin ang isang pekeng PI para sa...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-Jay” Suarez (Screenshot from live stream, House of Representatives’ Facebook page) What changed? Such is the question of House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-Jay" Suarez to the incumbent Senators...
