OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I am what you would call a coffee lover. My mornings are not complete without a morning jolt. My meetings become tedious without a cup of joe. My days are ruined if I do not get my usual fix of caffeine infusion. So yes, “lover” might be...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Tuesday thanked his supporters after a new survey showed him moving up by five (5) percentage points to rank 10th in the so-called “Magic 12.” Candidates within this range have statistical chances of winning in the senatorial...
Prominent leaders of Iloilo City has endorsed former Senator JV Ejercito’s Senate comeback bid, commending him to be a “good, passionate and dedicated man.” Iloilo City Rep. Julienne "Jam-Jam" Baronda, along with Senator Franklin Drilon and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, officially endorsed...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday said the first measure that he would file once he secures a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections would be the proposed National Emergency Industries Act. The bill, Bautista said, seeks to address urgent health care needs...
Calling him “Tay”, Jodi Sta. Maria has revealed human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno is one of her senatorial candidates in next month’s polls. (Actress Jodi Sta. Maria/Twitter) The actress made the revelation as she used a “CHELFan” and held up a flyer of Diokno via Twitter...
The Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said it does not support the measures that seek to provide a tax exemption for teachers and other personnel who would render services during elections. The DOF made their position known at the Senate Committee on Ways and Means hearing on the various...
Senators are throwing their support on proposals seeking to exempt from income tax all election honoraria and allowances of persons rendering services during elections. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, author of Senate Bill No. 1193, said public school teachers who are required to render poll duties during...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar One important lesson I have learned is that life always offers us a second chance. Even when we experience failures and setbacks, life always gives us a do-over so we can try again and succeed. This, I believe, is the real message of Easter....
"Kailangan ng bayan ang utak mo (The nation needs your brain)." That was what President Duterte told SAGIP partylist Rep. and senatorial aspirant Rodante Marcoleta when he asked him to run for the Senate. During his speech at the PDP-Laban campaign rally in Caloocan on Tuesday night, Duterte said...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday lauded President Duterte for signing into law four local hospital bills which all seek to improve the delivery of healthcare services in various parts of the country. These include measures which will...
The youth-oriented Nationalist Social-Democratic Society (NSDS) has announced it is supporting senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s Senate comeback bid. In a Facebook post, the NSDS said it is endorsing Escudero and 11 other senatorial bets based on their...
UniTeam senatorial bet Jinggoy Estrada has highlighted his rank increase in the recent OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa (TNM) senatorial preference survey. UniTeam Senate bet Estrada campaigning in Cebu. The survey was conducted from April 2 to April 6 and sampled 1,200 registered likely voters from the...
