HANGZHOU, China – There’s no surrender as far as Gilas' case is concerned as Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino will continue to push for the inclusion of the four players no matter what it takes. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham...
Sen. Francis Tolentino expressed concern anew regarding the destruction of coral reefs over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), speaking with experts from the Department of Science Technology (DOST). Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) Tolentino was curious regarding the contribution of corals in...
‘TOL VIEWS Preparations are firing on all cylinders with just a little over a month and a half before the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections scheduled on Oct. 30. The Commission on Elections (Comelec), both on the national and local levels, the local government units...
A Senate committee has approved on Wednesday, Sept. 20, the proposed budget for 2024 of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB photo) The upper chamber’s subcommittee on finance, chaired by Sen....
A Senate panel on Tuesday, Sept. 19 has cited in contempt France Garcia Ruiz, the former employer of household helper Elvira Vergara due to her inconsistent answers in the continuing probe into the alleged maltreatment that the latter allegedly endured. Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) promised an additional P1 million cash incentive for every gold medal that will be won in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China slated on Sept. 23. POC President Bambol Tolentino announced during the send-off ceremony for the Asiad-bound athletes that gold...
Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino believes there's something deeper in China's coral harvesting endeavors in Iroquios or Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying that it might be a prelude to reclamation. “May iba pang plano siguro po riyan, di lang ‘yong pagkuha ng corals at...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino urged businesses on Saturday, Sept. 16 to be more considerate to consumers when it votes to pricing their products, especially this Christmas season. In a statement, Tolentino said that this can be done by avoiding steep product pricing. “Ang...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino led the groundbreaking of the Microgridterprises project, a biomass power plant that aims to provide electricity for Manobos in Sitio Mambago, Kapalong, Davao del Sur. Together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Tolentino launched the project...
“Can Congress change the name of the West Philippine Sea to Greater West Philippine Sea?” Senator Francis Tolentino raised this question on Thursday, September 14 as he broached the idea of renaming the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a bid to strengthen the country’s sovereign...
‘TOL VIEWS Safe and secured prisons are essential in ensuring public safety and the genuine reformation of inmates. Prison security should be as rigid as possible in order to guarantee that disturbances and risks are reduced to the minimum level possible. It was only fortunate that the...
Sen. Francis Tolentino condemned the recent shooting incident involving a would-be witness in the abuse of household helper Elvira Vergara. Elvira Vergara (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 13 Tolentino said that "Dodong" will testify as a witness in the Senate Committee...
