Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, April 28 said he was confident that the Senate can pass at least 20 priority bills listed under the Common Legislative Agenda of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (CLA-LEDAC) before the Second Regular Session of the 19th...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Former national security adviser Clarita Carlos took up the cudgels for the country’s soldiers amid an online appeal for airlines to give them special passenger privileges. "Our soldiers should have priority boarding and...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
H.E. Amb. Marie Fontanel The Embassy of France in the Philippines, together with the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and Business France, held Tastin France Manila on April 8, 2024, at the Raffles Hotel in Makati. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry Philippines Team The...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Senate to approve a bill that seeks to create a safer work atmosphere for journalists following President Marcos’ commitment...
Senators on Wednesday, April 24, paid tribute to former Senator Rene Augusto Verceluz Saguisag, hailing him as a true patriot and an exemplary, honest public servant to many lawmakers. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that even though Saguisag only served one term in the...
DFA Office of European Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Elena Algabre, Ambassador Raduta Dana Matache, OIC of DMW Hans Leo Cacdac, Romania Embassy Deputy Head of Mission William Korbil, and DMW Usec. Patricia Yvonne Caunan at the ribbon cutting ceremony The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW),...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla vowed to make noise in pushing for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy, so they can better defend our territory. Padilla mentioned this after visiting Senate employees undergoing the Basic Citizen Military Course...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 23 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a lastong solution to the recurrent power outages hitting the country during summer season. Hontiveros made the call as electricity demand increased during the summer months and forced the National Grid...
Senators on Monday, April 22 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ramp up local production even after releasing Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that while he supports the latest...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the planned P10 billion stock rights offering of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines which is slated to kick off in May this year. In a disclosure to the PSE, the bank said it is offering about 296.47 million depending on the final offering...
