Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senator Imee Marcos distributed the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) cash aid to Bulakenyos and school supplies to school children in the province on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Senator Imee R. Marcos in Balagtas, Bulacan's Central School Sports Complex where she was welcomed by...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Sept. 11, that "redundant revalidation" of the identities of farmers' identities and certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) will render the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act "meaningless."...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia on Monday, August 7, suggested to a Senate committee to put additional qualifications to ensure that party-list nominees are true members of marginalized sectors. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (MB File Photo) Garcia stressed...
The Marcos family is deeply invested that the Marcos administration will work. "I’m solid administration. There's no ifs, no buts. I’m here to protect the President and the family name," presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos told Senate reporters during a press briefing. Marcos said the State...
There is no more any chance for the Senate minority bloc to recruit additional members, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Monday, July 24. “Wala. Ang pinakalogical recruit namin e blood relative ng presidente (None. The only logical recruit we could have is a blood...
The landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) of a Boeing C-17 transport aircraft registered under the U.S. military was a mistake and was caused by clerical error. Sen. Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB Photo) This was pointed out on Friday, July 7, by...
The chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday, June 28, sought a formal Senate inquiry into the uncoordinated landing of a US Air Force plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Monday, June 26. Through Senate Resolution No. 667, Senator Imee Marcos,...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Wednesday, June 28 said she respects the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) which declared unconstitutional the law that postponed the holding of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from their initial schedule of December 5, 2022, to the last...
Senators have expressed confusion and concern as to why the United States (US) government has chosen the Philippines as the country to temporarily house their allies from Afghanistan. Sen. Imee Marcos leads the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs' inquiry into the United States government's...
Senators are seeking immediate answers into the purported proposal of the United States to allow some Afghanistan nationals to temporarily stay in the Philippines. This, after the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, headed by Sen. Imelda “Imee” Marcos, has set a public hearing on the...
Senator Maria Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Wednesday, June 14, pressed for the completion of an evacuation plan for Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan before acting on a US relocation of Afghan refugees to the Philippines. As chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Marcos said the...