Reelectionist Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Jan. 23, asked Filipinos to “be serious” in choosing who to vote for this coming May elections, saying that it is the people who are always at the losing end if they do not vote for the right leaders. Senator Richard Gordon is the guest during...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday assured that problems about rude customers would also be addressed under the bill that seeks to protect delivery riders. Gatchalian is referring to Senate Bill No. 2302 or the proposed “Food, Grocery and Pharmacy Delivery Services Protection Act” which seeks...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that vice presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s mandatory military service proposal shows her “lack of understanding” about security matters. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator,...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan will formally endorse the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, as well as seven aspirants in their senatorial slate, in a "star-studded" event slated on Jan. 28. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) 1Sambayan...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I know our nation is currently faced with a tremendous challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging our lives and our economy for close to two years now. Individually, people are confronted with the daily grind of making sure they can...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday called on members of the Senate and House of Representatives to expedite the passage into law of the measure that seeks a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1055, or the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include a mental health wellness package as part of its services to address a much wider range of psychological disorders. Go, likewise, called on the Department of Health (DOH) to make its...
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...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will pursue the filing of criminal cases against the brains behind the series of bank hacking incident that were reported in December 2021, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. Melchor Plabasan, head of the BSP’s...
The Senate will resume sessions on Monday, January 17, and tackle more than 30 measures that are either pending for approval on third and final reading, for interpellation and for sponsorship. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that among the priority measures that the Upper...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called on Congress to convene the joint congressional oversight committee (JCOC) at the soonest time possible to discuss mechanisms on how to prevent a failure of elections from happening in the upcoming May 2022 polls. Last week, Marcos, who heads the Senate Committee...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called on the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the recent decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lift the ban on open-pit mining in the country. De Lima in filing the resolution urged the Senate to review the said decision and...
