ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) If he would have his way, ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo said he would love to join the House of Representatives' version of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. "Gusto ko sana (What I want is hopefully), I would love...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday, May 23, told Senate probers that the importation of 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar is legitimate and fully authorized by the government. Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the entries of sugar...
Senate panel sees volume of expired Covid-19 vaccines reaching over 60M With lesser people availing of COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is certain that the number of volume of expired vaccines would have reached over 60 million. Sen. Francis Tolentino,...
Senators on Tuesday, February 21 scored officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine National Police Aviation Security (PNP-AVSEC) Group National Capital Region Aviation Security, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for finger-pointing when they were...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, February 21 questioned the entry of 260 20-foot containers containing sugar shipment at the port of Batangas ahead of the official release of Sugar Order No. 6 by the Sugar Regulatory Administration last February 15, calling it “bewildering and highly...
The Department of Health (DOH) was asked to find a way on how to properly dispose the reported millions of expired doses of procured and donated Covid-19 vaccines in the country because of its potential risk to public health and safety. “Any discussions on this? What do we do with these? What do...
There were no strings attached to the donation of Covid-19 vaccines by different countries to the Philippines. Former Secretary Vince Dizon, former deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force against Covid-19, stressed this when he appeared before a public hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will start its investigation into the alleged human trafficking incident that occurred at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last week on Tuesday, February 21. The office of Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairman of the blue ribbon panel, released the...
Senators on Wednesday, February 15, called for an in-depth probe into the latest incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) involving a private aircraft allegedly being used for human trafficking. Lawmakers made the call after Sen. Grace Poe delivered a privilege speech exposing how...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct a separate investigation on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous procurement of a third party auditor in charge of determining the gross revenues of Philippine...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino has formally sought the abolition of the Procurement Service-Department of Management and Management (PS-DBM) amid a series of controversies hounding the said agency. Under Tolentino’s Senate Bill 1802, “all procurement of goods, including common-use supplies,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will further strengthen its internal controls and procurement process following the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the “ overpriced laptops ” given to public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “DepEd has always said that we are committed...
