Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, Feb. 15 said he would resign as Senate chief and is ready to be executed at the Luneta if critics could prove he pressured his colleagues in the 24-member Senate to sign the Senate Blue Ribbon committee report on the alleged overpriced delivery of...
Senatorial candidate and former Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro will put a premium on sustainability when it comes to the laws that he will pursue in the legislature should he win in the May 2022 polls. Senatorial candidate Gibo Teodoro ((Photo from gibo.ph)...
The Senate will debate and probably vote on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) when it resumes regular session on May 23. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives will hold plenary session for two weeks after the May, 2022 national and local...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has allowed Rose Nono Lin’s request to suspend the arrest order issued against her for 10 days, Senator Richard Gordon said on Monday. Gordon said they acceded to her request as her camp claims she is currently confined in a hospital for a “surgical...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo Senatorial candidate and broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo promised to protect workers from abusive employers if he will be elected in the upcoming national and local elections. “Kapag ako po ay napunta sa Senado, I will come up with a legislation na this time patitikmin naman...
"We have an education crisis." This is what human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said as he expressed his intention to push for reforms that will help provide education justice for students and teachers alike if he wins in the Senate race. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the importance of the legislative measure pushing for the expansion of the Philippine Medical Reserve Corps or MRC. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) "With global health experts confirming that this won't be our last pandemic, we must...
Senators on Thursday, February 10, chided the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agency, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), for their dependence on fish importation to address purported fish shortage that only supposedly benefit the rich. Senator Cynthia Villar, Senate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros vowed to continue to fight corruption and push for a "healthy buhay at hanapbuhay" as she officially launched on Wednesday, Feb. 9, her senatorial campaign through a proclamation rally in Bacacay, Albay. Senator Risa Hontiveros "Ayaw natin sa magnanakaw. Biruin ninyo sa...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda's bid for a Senate comeback has officially begun following the launch of her campaign in her home province of Antique on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Loren Legarda (Photo from Loren Legarda's Facebook page) The former three-term senator has vowed to launch a campaign focused...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In response to calls from the private sector, government has announced that they are now crafting a pandemic exit plan. Presidential adviser for COVID-19 response Vince Dizon has been quoted by the press as saying that the National Task Force...
