Opposition senators on Friday, Oct. 1, slammed President Duterte's plans to block officials in his Cabinet from attending hearings in the Senate. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Francis Pangilinan said Duterte was "desperately trying to cover up" the alleged...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is asking lawmakers for a P36-million budget for 2022 to support the government's anti-insurgency task force in its efforts against communist rebels. President Duterte listens to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during a briefing at Bahay Malago inside...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Comelec) Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Friday, Oct. 1. An advocate of women’s rights, gender equality, and health, Hontiveros is the current national chairperson of Akbayan Partylist. Hontiveros told...
Comelec Former Senate secretary Lutgardo Barbo is now seeking a seat in the Senate. Barbo was among the early birds who filed their certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Garden Tent in Sofitel, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 1 Barbo is professor at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government,...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained on Friday, Oct. 1, that the upper chamber still respects its co-equal executive department even if President Duterte would bar officials from attending their legislative inquiries. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of Sen....
Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda was the earliest bird to file the certificate of candidacy for a national position, hoping to return to the Senate after a three-year hibernation in the House of Representatives. Antique Rep. Loren Legarda readies filing of COC at Comelec tent Legarda...
A visibly furious President Duterte revealed that he has ordered Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to prepare a memorandum directing those under the Executive Branch of government to "not obey" the summons coming from the Senate, saying it is overstepping its jurisdiction. President Rodrigo...
President Duterte again found "colorful" ways to verbally attack Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, during the former's "Talk to the People" public briefing on late Thursday night, Sept. 30. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 30, issued a subpoena against the chief accountant of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. At the 7th hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the government's purchase of COVID-19 supplies, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (left)...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has started conducting a special audit on the controversial contracts entered into by the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. Commission on Audit COA chairman Michael Aguinaldo confirmed this...
Opposition Senator Francis ‘’Kiko’’ Pangilinan on Thursday, September 30, revealed that another undercapitalized firm was able to bag P7.6 billion worth of medical supplies for the national government’s anti-COVID 19 program. Senator Kiko Pangilinan Pangilinan made the revelation in the...
With P110 billion for 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is focused in developing the country’s land-based rail system for high-capacity transport for goods and people. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspects the Lucena Station in Quezon Province, one of the 35 stations of the...
