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...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is expected to release its report into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) P2.4-billion laptop procurement deal before the Christmas break, Senator Francis Tolentino said. “Siguro po, before the Christmas break, we’ll have the committee report, and as we...
It was a reunion of sorts when two young players, who switched places early in the conference, went up against their former teams on Sunday, Nov. 27. Jamie Malonzo (left) and Arvin Tolentino (PBA Images) Both Ginebra’s Jamie Malonzo and NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino didn’t hide that there was a...
The Fil-Am and Beverly Hills-based fashion designer’s piece was inspired by the distinct Thai architecture After showcasing his works at the MQ Vienna Fashion Week 2022 , Fil-Am and Beverly Hills-based fashion designer Oliver Tolentino was tapped to present a piece at the recent Asia-Pacific...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Since the start of my term as a Senator back in 2019, I have been a staunch advocate of sports and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program for the youth. After all, I am the president of the Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas and a Brigadier...