As unrest over the Philippine-China territorial claims over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) continues, Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino cited salient provisions on bills seeking to update the 1935 National Defense Act and revitalize the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP). Sen. Francis Tolentino...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino asked the management of major tollway companies in the country to look into the possibility of exempting vehicles that carry relief items from paying toll fees during times of disaster. ...
TOL Views On July 27, 2022, Northern Luzon was struck by a 7 magnitude earthquake, damages of which was estimated to have reached ₱1.88 billion. Leaving 11 people dead and nearly 600 injured, the same earthquake left Bantayan Tower ruined, and many other facilities as hospitals and...
Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino has vowed to ferret out the truth on the alleged multi-million pesos National Irrigation Administration (NIA) projects irregularities. Tolentino stressed this when he presided over the Blue Ribbon Committee public hearing on the alleged NIA project irregularities...
The Senate has appointed Senator Francis Tolentino to lead a special Senate committee that would exclusively focus on measures in connection with the country's maritime and admiralty zones. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) During the Senate's...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino on Monday, July 31, said he favors the Philippines having a joint disaster relief effort with the People’s Republic of China. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) “It’s a more feasible scenario for the...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 30 called for the inclusion of some pending anti-graft bills to the proposed new procurement law that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. seeks to be prioritized. ...
Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Saturday, July 29, said the Land Transportation Office (LTO) ought to cancel the certificate of registration (CR) of vehicles if the owners failed to claim the license plates to ease the distribution backlog all over...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Citing the shortage of doctors in the country, Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino said it’s about time that colleges and universities being run by local government units (LGUs) put up their own medical schools. Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Blue...
TOL Views Our modern society advances based on state-of-the-art equipment, services, medicine, food, innovation, industry, agriculture and such other technologies that speed up and improve human life. This is the reason why most countries of the world, like privately owned businesses and companies...
Senator Francis Tolentino is now proposing the creation of a Special Senate Committee on Admiralty Matters. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Tolentino raised the idea during Tuesday’s plenary session following the referral...
(Pixabay) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino has defended former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. During an interview with CNN Philippines, Tolentino said that Duterte, just like other current and former world leaders, wants “to have a peaceful...
