The influential One Cebu party has formally endorsed the candidacy of senatorial candidate Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. as he joined in the party’s launch of its campaign in Cordova, Barili, Sibonga, Dalaguete, and Alcoy in Cebu from March 27 to 29. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ramon "Bong"...
If some heads have to roll, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said it has to start with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, who, for him, is not taking the investigation of the collapsed P1.2 billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela seriously. Sen. Alan Peter...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has filed a resolution directing the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation into the recurring incidents of collapsing bridges in the Philippines. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1319, Pimentel said that this is...
"Heads must roll". This was the stern statement issued by Senator Ramon "Bong" Revila following the collapse of the P1.2-billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela on Thursday night, Feb. 27. The ill-fated truck is stuck on the bridge and awaiting removal. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Revilla,...
Reelectionist Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. joined senior citizens in the simultaneous distribution of cash gifts to the qualified beneficiaries of the Republic Act (RA) No. 11982) or the Expanded Centenarians Act in Malacañan on Wednesday, Feb. 26. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ramon...
Some senators didn't even bat an eyelash following president Rodrigo Duterte's remark that he would kill members of the upper chamber in order to help members of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate get into the winners' circle. For Senate President...
Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 31 to certify the legislated wage hike bill in the Senate as urgent, emphasizing the need to improve the standard of living for Filipino workers. Villanueva, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and...
Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in a plenary session the ad interim appointments and nominations of 32 generals/flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The CA's Committee on National Defense approved the promotion of the following generals...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., on Monday, September 2, asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to address the imminent hazards brought by Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). Revilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Works, tasked the DPWH to...
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. lauded on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11997, or Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr.) Revilla also hailed Department of Education (DepEd)...
A Senate panel is set to issue a subpoena against "independent contractors" Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz who are implicated in the complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Former child star Niño Muhlach expresses his frustration over the alleged...
