With much fuss around the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the House of Representatives, Senator Grace Poe said the Upper Chamber would approve or modify the budget based on the merits of the proposals of each office — not on who sits as its head. "Every department will...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), lawyer Harry Roque (Facebook) House quad-committee overall chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers took exception on Friday, Sept. 13 to lawyer Harry Roque's...
Royina Garma (Facebook) Who says that the House of Representatives' quad-committee (quad-comm) is a heartless bunch of congressmen? Quad-comm co-chairman, Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez expressed willingness to let...
Royina Garma (lef) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) Retired police colonel and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma has been cited for contempt by the House...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) members savored the success from the Paris Olympics campaign during their General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 11, with the preparations for the 33rd Southeast Games in Thailand next year and the POC elections this November keeping the body busy at the East Ocean...
Lawyer Harry Roque Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque can't seem to catch a break. The House quad-committee on Thursday, Sept. 12 once again cited the lawyer for contempt, this time for failing to submit documents subpoenaed by the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he is hoping that the impasse between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte will end soon in a more favorable note. This, after the House of Representatives committee on appropriations recommended slashing the proposed...
Cassandra Ong (Facebook) Cassandra Ong lives to testify another day. This, after House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco bared that Ong had been discharged from the hospital after spending nearly a week there. "Ms. Ong was...
Amid talks that the House of Representatives plans to give the Office of the Vice President (OVP) a lower budget for 2025, Vice President Sara Duterte assured that she and her office prepared to work even without government funding. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte...
Alice Guo (Facebook) The House of Representatives' quad-committee (quad-comm) also intends to wring out everything it can from dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on the topic on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Just not at the next...
TOKYO (AP) — Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company said in a statement Tuesday, Sept. 10. Panasonic is one of 15 companies that are so-called TOP sponsors for the International Olympic Committee. It’s not known the value of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte declined once again to defend the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed P2.037-billion budget for 2025, as she did not attend the second budget hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara...
