CEBU CITY – Sen. Francis N. Tolentino has suggested the construction of more manufacturing plants to address the license plate backlog. Tolentino said there should be plants manufacturing license plates not just in Manila but also in the Visayas and Mindanao. SEN. Francis Tolentino attends an...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino hailed the indefinite suspension by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of its controversial order prohibiting the use of temporary license plates beginning January 1, 2025. “A victory for motorcycle riders,” he said. “The suspension of its December...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino joined on Tuesday, December 3, hundreds of motorcycle riders in their call for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to release their long-delayed official license plates. “With less than a month to go before the LTO bans the use of temporary license plates...
Senators have expressed concern over the Russian attack submarine that was monitored in Occidental Mindoro last week. Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024....
Ricky Vargas stressed his solid support for the reelection of Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). And Vargas, Tolentino’s predecessor at the top POC post, couldn’t help but describe politics in the POC as “painful.” “I’m solidly for the...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Francis "Tol" Tolentino welcomed the signing into law of the Republic Act 12064 or the Philippine Maritime Zones (PMZ) Act. Tolentino said the law, which was signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Nov. 8, bolstered the Philippines' rights to explore and exploit natural...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed his belief that it is high time to strengthen the Maritime Command of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as part of the country's efforts to assert its rights and jurisdiction over its maritime domain, particularly the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
‘TOL VIEWS With the LRT extension from Pasay to Parañaque now up and rolling, we expect our riding public to travel with greater comfort and ease. Travel time reduced equates to energy saved, stress avoided, added time for work and family. Thanks to the LRT extensions, Filipino train...
Members of the electoral commission (elecom) tasked to oversee the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) polls on Nov. 29 are confident they can get a unanimous agreement on the cases raised during the clarificatory meeting on all involved parties held last Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Century Park Hotel....
For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, weather advisories of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) should be simplified for ordinary Filipinos in order help communities prepare better for incoming typhoons. “Weather advisories...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa questioned a National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) memorandum circular that seems to affect the promotion of officers in the Philippine National Police (PNP). During the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG)...
Choco Mucho rode on the hot hands of Kat Tolentino as it eked out a hard-fought 27-29, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12 victory over Galeries Tower on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Kat Tolentino finishes with 27...
