Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson confirmed on Wednesday, February 4 that the draft Senate Blue Ribbon Committee report on the investigation into the anomalous government flood control projects recommended the filing of plunder and other criminal charges against senators Francis...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said members of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will discuss on Wednesday, February 4, the panel’s draft partial committee report on the ongoing investigation into the anomalous flood control projects. Lacson made the disclosure a day...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco on Tuesday, February 3 denied allegations she is promoting herself in the country’s tourism campaigns and even in the covers of tourist magazines. Frasco, speaking at the Senate Committee on Tourism’s hearing on the implementation of the...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the implementation of the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) amid the growing public clamor on expensive domestic flights and lack of proper infrastructure that is hindering accessible...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined calls for a congressional inquiry into the landfill landslide in Binaliw, Cebu which took the lives of more than 30 people and injured many others. In filing Senate Resolution No. 277, Gatchalian said the circumstances surrounding the January 8 tragedy raise...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) must prepare to deal with contractors who are not willing to participate in the bidding of projects due to lower costs of construction materials. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call on Tuesday, January 27 amid...
The Sente Blue Ribbon Committee will resume its investigation into the anomalies surrounding the government’s flood control project on Jan. 19, 2026, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, in an interview on Sunday, January 11 said the committee will subpoena...
The government is poised to cancel the birth certificate of nickel magnate Joseph Sy after authorities identified him as a Chinese national. The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) made the disclosure at the Senate Justice and Human Rights subcommittee hearing on Monday, December 15, led by Sen....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s video statement is nothing but just “a story.” “As of now, it has no probative value because it was not done under oath,” said Lacson, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...
The camp of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero reiterated on Friday, November 14 that the latest allegations being hurled against the lawmaker are nothing new. Escudero’s legal counsel, Ramon Esguerra, noted that the testimony of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, November 4 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has invited a “very important witness” to shed more light into the controversy surrounding the government’s flood control projects in its next hearing. According to Lacson,...
The Senate brought former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) first district engineer Henry Alcantara to a hospital in Pasay City last Monday after he complained of a chest discomfort, the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms confirmed on Wednesday, October 15. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca...
