Sen. Pia Cayetano will be the new chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, the first female to head the said post. During the Senate's first plenary session for the year, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva mentioned that they had received the resignation letter of Sen. Francis Tolentino...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Friday, Jan. 19 that the Senate takes due notice and respects the decision of the Sandiganbayan on the cases filed against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. In a statement, he added that the Senate also recognizes the fact that there are still legal remedies...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Departments of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that no overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in New Zealand would be deprived of their salary and benefits on time. Villanueva made the call following reports that...
More senators weighed in on the continuous push to amend the Constitution through the People's Initiative. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva criticized those confusing and threatening the public to prioritize the interests of those hungry for power. "Tigilan na po ang paglapastangan at...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, January 11 welcomed the reported decline in the country’s unemployment rate saying it is a positive indication that the Philippine economy has fully recovered. “We laud the decline of our unemployment rate to 3.6 percent last...
Senators have expressed dismay and concern over the widespread power outage that hit Panay Island, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas on Jan. 2. Ilonggo Residents leave their houses to seek refuge from a humid night on the second...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Tuesday, January 2, he expects there is sufficient coordination between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that there will be no disruption in the education of students. This was after CHED...
CIBAC Party-list Rep. Eddie Villanueva (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) Did former president Rodrigo Duterte's action at the tail end of his term prompt CIBAC Party-list Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva to file a...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo has been urged to rebrand Graciano Lopez Jaena, the national hero whose 167th birth anniversary is celebrated on Monday, December 18. SCHOLAR Frank Villanueva talks about saving Graciano Lopez Jaena, Iloilo’s foremost national hero. (Tara Yap) Canada-based scholar...
With the House of Representatives (HOR) intending to revive talks on Charter change or "Cha-cha" in 2024, senators on Wednesday, Dec. 13, weighed in on the matter with specific concerns on how it will be executed. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva raised two points on possible talks about...
The Senate on Monday, December 11, concurred with the Philippines’ ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention addressing violence and harassment in the world of work. Voting 20-0-0, members of the chamber approved on third and final reading Proposed Resolution...
Senators on Sunday, December 10 strongly condemned the latest water cannon attack of Chinese ships on a Philippine government vessel in the West Philippine Sea that were providing supplies to Filipino fishermen near Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. “This time, China not only caused...
