Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) A "stiffer disciplinary action" awaits embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. for his continued absence without official leave. This was practically guaranteed by the House Committee on Ethics and...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co says he somewhat regrets giving into the Department of Information and Communications Technology's (DICT) request for additional funding for the National Broadband Program. Co...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Teves (Screenshot from Zoom) Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has claimed that some of his congressmen-colleagues were forced into voting against him in plenary last March, resulting in his 60-day suspension. Teves, in a virtual...
Senators on Wednesday, May 24 slammed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for charging consumers over projects that are still not completed. Based on the records of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) there are 72 delayed NGCP projects, including six that are energy projects...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (left), COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares (Facebook, Contributed photo) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges will continue to hear the case of the controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr....
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla dared rogue elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to show their "bayag" (balls) as a sign of their respect to the Constitution. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla at the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the seized P6.7-billion shabu...
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...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has cited in contempt seven (7) anti-drug operatives believed to be part of a grand “cover-up” in the P6.7-billion shabu that was seized in Manila on October, 2022. Those cited in contempt are Police Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. and his...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 renewed his push for the creation of a National Public School Database to streamline the enrollment process in the country. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 478 or the proposed Public School Database Act, which mandates the Department of Education (DepEd)...
Senators on Friday, May 19 urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to clarify if the various bills seeking to extend the availment of estate tax amnesty will benefit the family of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. From left to right: Vincent Marcos, Simon Marcos, Iloilo 1st...
The Senate energy committee on Wednesday, May 17, scrutinized the plans of the Department of Energy (DOE) and other power stakeholders to provide long-term solutions to power supply shortages Presiding as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on the recent power outages in the country,...
COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares (Contributed photo) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges has essentially rejected Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo's letter, which sought the expulsion from the chamber of controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. The...
