Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) House quad-committee (quad-comm) co-chairmen Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. and Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez believe that Rodrigo Duterte is...
Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrvies at the Session Hall of the Senate before the scheduled Blue ribbon commitee hearing the past adminisitration’s war on drugs, October 28, 2024. (Mark Balmores) “I did what I had to do." Thus, said former President Rodrigo Duterte as he...
Senators are prepared to accord former President Rodrigo Duterte due courtesy and respect when he attends the Senate’s own investigation into the controversial anti-illegal drug campaign of his administration. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa assured that the former president will...
Rodrigo Duterte is ready to face the Senate's investigation into his administration's controversial war on drugs this coming Monday, Oct. 28, with Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa confirming ahead of time the former president's presence in the hearing. (Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa Facebook page)...
As the Senate's investigation on the country's campaign against illegal drugs looms, Senator Ronald "Bato" Rosa said on Thursday, Oct. 24, that he regrets nothing as far as handling the previous administration's drug war is concerned. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB File Photo) In a phone...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is not giving up on his proposal for a bicam...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, October 22 rejected calls for him to go on an indefinite leave of absence from the Senate while the congressional investigation into the Duterte administration’s drug war is ongoing. Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña had earlier called on...
Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20. Escudero said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is poised to...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called for more transparency in the marketing and sale of tobacco and vape products, as well as the dangers they pose to public health. (Photo from the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano) “Children will mimic what they see and hear,” Cayetano, the World Health...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he strongly supports for an extensive and fair investigation into the reported unethical practices of a pharmaceutical company by the Senate blue ribbon committee. This after the Senate Committee on Rules formally referred the Bell-Kenz Pharma...
Sen. Pia Cayetano said on Wednesday, March 13, that syndicates are gaining access to Filipino citizenship which in the first place, should not be "sold." Sen. Pia Cayetano presides over the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing to shed light on reports of unauthorized proliferation and use of government...
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...
