The Senate is more inclined to focus on matters that are urgent than to give priority to the ongoing moves to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI). Sen. Grace Poe pointed this out as she renewed her call for the public to shun the ongoing signature campaign on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) While the House of Representatives is committed to prioritizing Philippine-made jeepneys as part of the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP), House Speaker Martin Romualdez vehemently denied any...
For Senator Sonny Angara, the current push for a People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution is a "Trojan horse - one with a nice harmless gift wrapper of ostensibly just voting jointly to revise the Constitution". In an Instagram post on Saturday, Jan. 27, Angara said that the Senate...
PEACE-MAKER We traveled recently to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Lijiang with wife Gina, our friend Tetta Agustin, and our assistants on long-standing invitation by our old friend, Chinese entrepreneur Chen Youhou, who owns a hotel in both cities. Xiamen is a port city in southeastern...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has warned against the possible negative outcomes that may snowball from the House of Representatives' alleged attempt to amend the Constitution through a People's Initiative (PI). “Kapag pumasa itong proposal nila sa PI, mas madali pang baguhin ang Konstitusyon kaysa...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez floated the possibility of using the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) to help local auto manufacturers as the industry adjusts to the needs of the Public Utility...
Sen. Imee Marcos believes that the scheduled Senate inquiry next week, in aid of legislation into the efficacy of the People's Initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution will determine if the ongoing process is accurate. "To my mind, di ko alam anong mangyayari in terms of politics, madiffuse yung...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Friday, Jan. 26 that his cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez' office was "definitely" behind the alleged P20 million offered to congressional districts in line with the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) for Charter change (Cha-cha). "Well, definitely, opisina niya...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, January 26 rejected a suggestion emanating from the House of Representatives for the Senate to conduct its own People’s Initiative (PI) campaign that would take up the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. ...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) poses with representatives of local auto manufacturers after their meeting on Jan. 26, 2024. (Speaker's office). Speaker Martin Romualdez has told local auto manufacturers on Friday, Jan. 26, that the House of Representatives...
BACOLOD CITY – A beacon of hope. Thus said Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. here of the newly constructed light house or parola turned over by the city government to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) led by Capt. Weniel Azuna, head of PCG District Western Visayas, in Barangay Banquerohan, this...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III appealed to President Marcos to step in the continuous Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts to amend the existing 36-year-old Constitution through People's Initiative (PI) that is causing a "disruption" between the Senate and the House of...
