The Senate of the Philippines has flown the Philippine flag at half-staff to mourn the passing of former Sen. Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon. Senate of the Philippines building (Senate PRIB Photo) Biazon passed away last Monday, June 12, 2023 or during the country’s...
Debtors deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity. That is the message of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva when he filed a resolution which seeks to investigate the rise of unauthorized and unregistered online lending platforms in the country and victimizes hundreds of vulnerable...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday, June 12, joined the millions of Filipinos who gave their final salute to the late Sen. Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon, who passed away on Independence Day. Aside from being a former senator, Biazon was also a former House of Representatives...
Senators on Monday, June 12 took turns expressing their prayers and condolences following the death of former Armed Forces Chief of Staff and former senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon. F ormer Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff and former senator Rodolfo...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Friday, June 9, urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate...
The Senate blue ribbon committee has issued a subpoena compelling former Land Transportation Office (LTO) top officials and executives of Dermalog, a German contractor involved in the alleged anomalous information technology (IT) project. This was after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday, June 8, said that the only viable course of action for Congress to fix some serious errors in the “hastily-approved” Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill is to recall its approval and bring it back to the plenary session for...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, June 7, warned that changing the words to "perfect" a bill that has been approved on third and final reading might amount to a crime. Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III during the plenary deliberations on the proposed Maharlika...
OF TREES AND FOREST I applaud the Senate for passing the Maharlika Investment Fund bill on third and final reading during the last day of May which was also its last session day before it took a break. The House of Representatives have decided to adopt the Senate version of the bill so as of press...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has been assigned as the Senate’s caretaker until the middle of June during the session break. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri signed Special Order No. 2023-020 (OSP) on June 1, 2023, designating Villanueva as Officer-In-Charge of the...
The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of Carlos M. Padilla, governor of Nueva Vizcaya. Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos M. Padilla (Facebook photo) Padilla, a stalwart of the...
At the last session day of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress, Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri highlighted the accomplishments of the Upper Chamber, saying that the body responded to the needs of the people and the challenges of the times. Senate President Juan Miguel...
