Senator Richard Gordon disputed Friday, September 17, President Duterte's claim that none of the officials in his Cabinet are involved in corruption. President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) In opening the seventh hearing of...
The swift delivery and distribution of personal protective equipment, face shields and face mask last year caused the significant reduction of COVID-19 deaths and ailments among the country’s medical frontliners, Health Secretary Francisco Duque has told the House of Representatives. Secretary...
A "despot" and a "thief". President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a presentation during Wednesday night's "Talk to the People" public briefing. The briefing was aired on Thursday morning, Sept. 16 (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte used these new words to describe his nemesis, Senator...
The House Committee on Appropriations has approved the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s proposed P151.34 billion budget for 2022. The budget proposal, approved Wednesday, Sept. 15, will now advance to the Plenary for deliberations. DOTR123 Significantly, infrastructure projects took up 88...
It's now the senators against some members of the House of Representatives on the issue of the Senate's ongoing probe on the government's purchase of pandemic-related supplies. Senator Richard Gordon addresses members of the media in an online briefing on August 24, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is upbeat there is still hope that the country can achieve total electrification of all households by 2022. This was after the Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1928 or the proposed Microgrid Systems Act on Monday, September 13. The bill...
The executive department has no authority to prohibit private individuals from attending the Senate's investigation on the alleged anomalies in the government's procurement of COVID-19 supplies, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Wednesday, September 15. Senate President Vicente Sotto III...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III did not oppose propositions for the abolition of the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III (Presidential Photo) The Department...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday sought the help of the House of Representatives in restoring the budget for its service contracting program under the proposed 2022 national budget. Transportation Undersecretary for Finance Undersecretary Giovanni Lopez told the House Committee...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has posted a cryptic tweet apparently addressing President Duterte's plan to screen invitations for Cabinet officials in the upper chamber's hearings. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on September 13, 2021. (Malacañang) "There are two...
It's the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee under Senator Richard Gordon that's committing incitement to sedition, not President Duterte. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Screenshot from Facebook live) Thus, said Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo as he defended Duterte's...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, Sept. 15 urged state economic managers to provide more flexibility in the proposed P5.024-trillion budget, saying the utilization of next year’s fund resources should be able to keep pace with developments on the COVID-19 pandemic. “With the emergence of Delta...
