TOL Views Overseas Filipino Workers now have brighter hopes of participating in the 2025 midterm elections as Comelec approved last May the conduct of internet voting. OFW voter turnout last May 2022 elections was only at 38 percent, which when translated to numbers is only around 626,000 out of...
The Senate justice and human rights committee has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to try to regain people’s trust and respect since it is the prime investigation agency of the country. The call was made by Senator Francis Tolentino when he presided his committee hearing on the...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino on Wednesday, July 5, warned that allowing the local screening of the motion picture Barbie would only lead to injurious consequences to the prestige of the Republic of the Philippines. “This will not just be an injurious to the Republic of the Philippines but would be...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 2 said future deferment of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is still possible despite the recent Supreme Court decision invalidating the law postponing the 2022 BSKE. Tolentino is referring to the SC ruling which declared Republic...
TOL VIEWS Just recently, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released ₱42.93 billion for the health insurance premiums of Filipino senior citizens for the year 2023. This allocation, drawn from Sin Tax revenues, is expected to ensure more than 8.5 million senior citizens enlisted in the...
Senator Francis Tolentino and the Supreme Court joined forces and spearheaded the so-called Justice Zone in Tagaytay City for the effective and efficient administration of justice on Wednesday, June 28. Sen. Francis Tolentino...
TOL VIEWS The globally shared issue on climate change and humanity’s attempts to mitigate its impact have radically altered the ways by which people, goods and information travel. From the ancient tools for travelling to the more modernized vehicles of the contemporary world, transportation...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino said that accepting displaced refugees is the highest standard when it comes to the adherence to international human rights commitment. In an interview with the ABS-CBN News Channel direct from Washington D.C., Tolentino said that the Philippines, being part of the...
Senator Francis Tolentino has met with Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Theresa Dizon-Vega to discuss the Adaptive Governance Innovation for Local Executive (AGILE), a program he launched in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. AGILE program is implemented in partnership with the Korean...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, June 19, led the commemoration of the 162nd birth anniversary of the country’s National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, in Calamba City, Laguna. The lessons and legacy left behind by Rizal should inspire the present and future generations by striving to change for...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Senate PRIB) It's up to President Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. to allow the temporary stay of Afghan refugees in the Philippines as requested by the United States (US) government. Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino stressed this during a DWIZ...
Senator Francis Tolentino has emphasized the need for the country to have a more accessible health program as doctor shortage remained as one of the main concerns in the Philippines. In his speech during the 93rd National Assembly of the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines in Baguio city,...
