Senator Francis Tolentino has urged President Duterte to appoint three Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioners to replace those who have retired. Tolentino said there is a need for a full complement of officials at the poll body because of the heavy load related to the May 2022 national and...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino It is said that the wave of the COVID-19 virus would forever change the way we live our everyday lives. As the economy set to a halt for the first months of the enhanced community quarantine back in 2020, employers set out to establish remote working...
Photo from AFC The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) lauded the historic performance of the national women’s football team which booked a first-ever berth in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. POC president Bambol Tolentino congratulated the team for making world football history, saying that...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino is expecting a significant improvement from Alpine skier Asa Miller when he competes in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics next month. Winter Olympian skier Asa Miller (Asa Miller's Instagram) The 21-year-old Miller will be competing in the...
Philip Juico, left, and Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) General Assembly on Wednesday ratified the Executive Board's resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico as persona non grata in light of the ongoing dispute...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday expressed his opposition to the proposed measure that seeks to declare June 21 of every year as a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City. Drilon said he strongly opposes the imposition of a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City as it...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said retaining the overall title or even placing second in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam will be challenging for our national athletes. “Kaya naman nating i-defend ang title natin, but it’s going...
Officers and personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that will handle the Japan-made 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) got their "crash course" in handling the ship after a successful tour of the Patrol Vessel (PV) Kunisaki of the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of the Japan...
Administration Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday said the bill that seeks to protect an employee’s “rest hours” and prevent him from taking up tasks and meetings that cut his personal time due to a work-from-home arrangement is necessary to keep the country’s workforce more productive....
Voting 23-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8930, which seeks the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Sen. Francis Tolentino, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the measure, said the establishment of the MDDA...
Consumer rights group stages exhibit by pandemic-hit artists FOOD FOR THOUGHT Artificial Flavor by Geronimo Santos We are bombarded with products that promise instant gratification but most of them are made of artificial ingredients deceive customers. Contemporary visual artists who have been...
Ilocos Norte restores Balay San Nicolas to its former glory By Pete Dacuycuy Balay by day Balay by night HERITAGE SITE RISING Balay by day and night Before 2021 ended, an important cultural tourism event was held in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte—the opening of the restored Valdes-Lardizabal House,...
