Senator Grace Poe, in a privilege speech, extolled the work and dedication of the Senate officers and her colleagues during plenary session Tuesday, May 31, 2022. “It’s never easy to say goodbye, especially to colleagues you admire and are grateful for. Eight or one-third of the seats around us...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he hopes that the Commission on Appointments (CA) will consider the ad interim appointments of the remaining 115 senior military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) whose confirmation are still pending at the committee level. Go voiced his...
Trolls, be warned. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) After the conduct of the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 30, said it will push for a law against the utilization of social media trolls during the campaign period....
May 25 was a momentous day for the UniTeam tandem of president-elect Bongbong Marcos and vice president-elect Sara Duterte since it was the day Congress members, siting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), proclaimed the two as election winners . (Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Facebook) But it...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos revealed during a Facebook live interview Thursday, May 26 a few details of his fiscal policy once he officially takes over Malacañang. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) It was a wide-ranging topic, and the former senator tried his best to cover as...
Vice President Leni Robredo may have suffered a lopsided defeat to now President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., but true to her word that she doesn’t want to cause further divisiveness, as her camp took it with grace. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) Her spokesperson Barry...
"Pray for me, wish me well. I want to do well." (Contributed photo) President-elect Bongbong Marcos made this rather humble request Wednesday night, May 25, mere minutes after he was proclaimed winner of the May 9 Palace race during a joint session by Congress. "So I ask you all, pray for me, wish...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday night assured that the Senate and House of Representatives did not “sacrifice transparency” nor authenticity when it canvassed the votes for president and vice president in the recently held May 9, 2022 elections. Both houses of...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today (May 24) said Congress must ascertain that the sovereign will of the people, expressed through the ballot, is respected and upheld. In his opening remarks at the start of the joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to canvass the...
The House of Representatives, on Monday, May 23, have resolved to convene with the Senate on May 24 to begin the canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice presidential candidates as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC). A copy of the House Resolution filed May 23 (Photo from House of...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday said he is confident Congress would be able to canvass the votes and eventually proclaim the Philippine’s next President and Vice President this week despite the pending petitions filed in the Supreme Court asking to stop Congress from canvassing...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, May 19 said nobody can prevent Congress from performing Its duty to ensure the peaceful transfer of power. Zubiri stressed this amid the filing of two petitions in the Supreme Court (SC) asking it to temporarily stop the Senate and House of...
