Senator Risa Hontiveros warned on Friday, Feb. 16 the leaders of People’s Initiative for Modernization and Reform Action (PIRMA) of possible criminal charges should they continue their refuse to disclose the identities of the donors behind the controversial “EDSA-pwera” TV ad. “Mahaba...
Senators said that individuals who want to withdraw their signatures from People's Initiative (PI) signature sheets should no longer be required by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain their reason for retraction. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Electoral...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Legal assistance covering the start of the investigation, detention, arrest or indictment, all the way to the trial proper, and at all levels of appeals that will follow. Such is the extent of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 15, that her request to issue a subpoena against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has yet to be signed by the Senate leadership, as witnesses against the religious leader have been the target of threats. Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the Kapihan sa Senado forum...
The Senate approved on Wednesday, Feb. 14 on second reading a bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. Once enacted, Senate Bill (SB) No. 2534 or the P100 Daily...
Feb. 14, Valentine's Day--also was the 100th birthday of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile--paved the way for Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez to meet in the presence of President Marcos. From left: Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. Special...
OF TREES AND FOREST I consider myself lucky because at a very young age I learned about entrepreneurship, financial management, and basic skills of running a business from my mother. Those times when I helped her sell shrimps and fish were my first lessons in financial literacy. That tiny stall we...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-jay” Suarez (Screenshot from live recording, House of Representatives’ Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David “Jay-jay” Suarez questioned the intentions of the Senate over its...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the warrantless arrest of Director Jade Castro and his three friends who were accused of burning a modernized passenger jeepney in Catanauan town last January 31. In filing Senate Resolution No. 928, Hontiveros...
Donors who contributed funds for the airing of the controversial P55-million “Edsapwera” television commercial had declined to have their names revealed to the public. Sen. Imee R. Marcos, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, presides over the continuation of the Committee on Electoral Reforms and...
The Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes is planning to bring the discussions on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, which seeks amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, to different locations in Visayas and Mindanao. Senate...
"Kung maglalabas po kayo ng baho , dapat naman siguro maligo ka muna ("If you're going to leave a bad smell, maybe you should take a shower first)." This was one of the strong statements of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva against Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President Ako...
