Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday expressed belief that President Duterte is the mastermind behind the awarding of the P8.7-billion contract to Pharmally Corp. De Lima said this is evident following Duterte’s own admission of his links to all the persons involved in the transactions,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday questioned why the Duterte government is negotiating with fugitives saying documents show that owners of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which entered into a multi-billion contract with Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS), have...
Only six of the 16 Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) have met the August 31 deadline set by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the cash aid (ayuda) distribution to their qualified recipients in the area which was placed under the enhanced community quarantine...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday, Sept. 1 disclosed that a “confluence of many events” triggered the crashes of the C-130 cargo plane and S-70i Black Hawk helicopter that killed a total of 59 people. C-130 crash Lorenzana said the official report of the Philippine Air Force probe...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept. 1 said he would immediately take action should an ethics complaint is filed against Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go. Pacquiao is head of the Senate Committee on Ethics which handles complaints against members of the Upper Chamber. “As chairman of the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa was designated as one of the vice chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Finance on Tuesday, August 31. Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, presides on February 12, 2020, a hearing on the proposal to...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Richard Gordon said the Upper Chamber’s investigation into the overpriced personal protective equipment (PPEs) may go as high as President Duterte. Gordon said there is a possibility that the Senate’s probe into the questionable transfer of P42-billions...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go may face a Senate ethics committee investigation for his alleged links to former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) undersecretary Christopher Lao who is being tagged to the alleged overpricing of personal protective equipment (PPEs). Senator Richard Gordon,...
The Senate Committee on Public Services will begin on Wednesday, September 1, its deliberation of the franchise renewal applications of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Manila Water Company Inc. (MANILA BULLETIN FIle Photo) Senator Grace Poe, committee chairperson, disclosed this Tuesday,...
President Duterte hit several senators in his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, but none more than Senator Richard Gordon whom he assailed for being "too talkative" and "a show-off." President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos...
Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday said the Senate blue ribbon committee will dig deep on the issue of who was former Budget Undersecretary Christopher Lao’s influential backer who enabled him to get into the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and later on, enter into...
