The Senate on Tuesday, August 27 approved on third and final reading the bill amending certain provisions in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2620 would pave the way for a mandated lower premium contribution...
If an anti-dynasty measure becomes law, Senator Robinhood Padilla said that he will be the first one to decide not to run for an elective post. Senator Robinhood Padilla (Senate PRIB photo) This is what Padilla told his brother who is being persuaded to run for a Senate seat. "Kung kailangan...
Despite struggling for words, actor Sandro Muhlach mustered the strength to narrate during a Senate panel hearing how he was molested and asked to use illegal drugs by his alleged abusers that allegedly took place on July 20 following the GMA Gala. He disclosed more explicit details about the abuse...
Senators on Tuesday, August 27 took turns grilling Shiela Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, on how she and her siblings fled the Philippines. But Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa blew his top after Shiela narrated a sketchy story and told him that she thought she...
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes has formally ended the public hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 which seeks to relax restrictions on foreign ownership in public utilities, higher education and advertising. Sen. Robinhood “Robin”...
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s sister, Shiela Guo, is now at the custody of the Senate where she will be detained ahead of the Upper Chamber’s hearing into the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes. The Philippine Senate has assumed custody of Shiela Guo,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada addressed criticisms of victim blaming on Thursday, Aug. 22, in the way he questioned Gerald Santos and Sandro Muhlach in a recent Senate panel hearing, stating that it was never his intention to make it appear as such. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada addressed...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros will lead the Senate subcommittee tasked to look into the “escape” of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo. This, after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, newly-elected head of the committee on justice and human...
The Senate on Wednesday, August 21 confirmed that its website was hacked. In a statement released by the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau (PRIB), the spokesperson Arnel Bañas said the usernames and logs extracted from the Senate Sharepoint site “are merely the names or...
Senator Raffy Tulfo was surprised to find out that some breathalyzers that cost P68,000 each were returned to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) after being discovered defective. Sen. Raffy Tulfo expresses his concern over the increasing incidence of drunk driving in the country. In a public...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has repeatedly claimed that he has no desire to run for senator in the upcoming May 2025 mid-term elections. Apparently desire is not the only thing Tulfo lacks in order for...
Allowing the temporary entry of refugees is something that the Philippines has done even during the Second World War, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, Aug. 21. This is in reaction to the Philippine and the United States government's agreement to allow the entry of a...
