The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a flood control structure along the Malupa-Dian-Aguang River in Baler, Aurora which offers protection to coconut plantations and communities from perennial flooding. DPWH logo DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should bring up the country’s diplomatic protest against the repeated aggression of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea when he visits Beijing next month. Sen. Francis Tolentino made the suggestion as he renewed his call for freedom of...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday, December 20 said justice should be served to the civilians and soldiers who suffered and were killed by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed group the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) during their insurgency. Tolentino made the remark in light of...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino As chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government in the 18th Congress, I am proud to share that the Municipality of Baliwag in the Province of Bulacan has been successfully converted into a component city. Baliwag is now Bulacan’s fourth city. During...
This season of balls, parties, gettogethers, openings, and reopenings at what promises to be the tailend of the pandemic is a showcase of everything Filipino-made There’s a problem with revenge spending. It takes too much energy. It gets tiring. At some point, once vengeance is exacted, it’s...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino on Friday, December 16, said it is the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to decide whether to relay to Chinese President Xi Jinping the "unfriendly" acts of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in retrieving a debris from a Chinese rocket that fell...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will issue its report on the alleged overpriced and slow laptops for public school teachers next year. Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino said he was not able to issue the report yesterday because it lacked the signature of one senator. He said senators were...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ N. Tolentino on Wednesday, December 14 urged members of Congress, the country’s maritime security forces and diplomats to ensure that the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea are protected and enhanced. In a privilege speech during the last day of the...
Senator Francis Tolentino thinks he knows why the House of Representatives suddenly balked at plans to tap the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) as contributors to the proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF). Senator Francis Tolentino (Contributed...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has set its initial investigation into the COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts worth billions of pesos on Wednesday, December 7. The hearing was set by Senator Francis Tolentino, committee chairman, and has called on officials of the Department of Health (DOH) to...
Ginebra head coach Tim Cone doesn’t want his team to fall into the trap of complacency when it takes on NorthPort – a team that hasn’t beaten the Kings since 2019 – in their best-of-three quarterfinal matchup in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) Ginebra...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) Malacañang's instruction is to win more medals in the Paris 2024 Olympics and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will be a good soldier to focus on accomplishing mission. “The President wants more medals in Paris,” POC...
