Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
Senators have called for an investigation on the procurement of outdated and overpriced laptops as they slammed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for allowing such a thing to happen. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Aug. 12 called the Procurement Service-DBM's (PS-DBM)...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri announced Wednesday, Aug. 10 that senators would seek the advice of Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Mara Rosario Vergeire on whether or not they want to amend or extend health protocols to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Zubiri said they would...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla assured the Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 10 that the country currently has enough reserves for the next six months provided that there would be no major breakdowns of power plants. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “But for the summer months, I have to tell...
Senators are seeking an investigation into the alleged poor service and high power cost exacted on consumers by electric cooperatives in Mindanao and other parts of the country. They also agreed that it is high time to review the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001, including the...
Senators have selected a new batch of chairpersons among themselves to head various committees in the 19th Congress. Senator Mark Villar has been elected to head the Committee on Banks, Financial Institution and Currencies; Senator Bong Revilla to the Committee on Civil Service, Government...
Senators of the 19th Congress convened on Monday, July 25, with the election of new leaderships, marking the conduct of the first regular session. Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri was elected Senate President while Senator Lorna Regina "Loren" Legarda was chosen Senate President Pro Tempore....
Some senators are in agreement with the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) plan to streamline the bureaucracy, and remove or merge government agencies whose functions are already overlapping or are redundant. Returning Senators Loren Legarda and Francis “Chiz” Escudero said they...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday, June 15 that Senator-elect Robin Padilla could debate with his fellow senators in Filipino, if he wants to. ‘’That is indeed an option if you have difficulty in the English language but you cannot force the others to interpellate in...
Senator-elect Robin Padilla today June 14 was briefed by Senate officials on legislative processes that are far different from his days in the movies as an actor and director. ‘'Wala pong hahalaga sa lahat kundi itong mapag-aralan natin kung ano po itong mataas na kapulungan (My studies here at...
Several senators are now slowly moving out of their offices at the Senate complex in Pasay city as their terms expire on June 30. Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III said his taking out of his personal effects at his Senate office does not hurt as he looks at the transition from a high...
Getting elected does not make one a senator, therefore, neophyte senators should study hard and seek the advice of experts, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Thursday. "Kailangan po mag-aral sila (They need to study)," Drilon said in an interview on ANC's Headstart. "You must earn the...
