The Senate suspended work in its office in Pasay City on Tuesday afternoon, July 23 due to inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat) and Typhoon Carina. "Upon instruction of Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero, Senate secretariat officers and employees who are not...
Marred by several problems in its implementation, the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) may be put to a halt as a Senate panel is set to come up with a resolution urging President Marcos to temporarily suspend it. Sen. Raffy Tulfo hopes to see positive results as the...
Senators hailed President Marcos' declaration to finally end the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the country in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. Before the entire nation, Marcos declared: "Effective today, all POGOs are banned." "I...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that amending the 1987 Constitution will not be a priority of the Senate. (Screenshot from Senate of the Philippines) In his first speech as Senate President during the opening of the third regular session of the 19th Congress, Escudero mentioned that...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has expressed confidence that his fellow Bicolano, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, will...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Senate PRIB) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero welcomed on Saturday, July 20 the enactment of two critical and timely measures aimed at enhancing government transparency and protecting...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has requested Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero ahead of the start of the third and final regular session of the 19th...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said he will ask his colleagues if they can hold plenary sessions four times a week once Congress opens for its third regular session. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MB file photo) In a press conference on Friday, July 19, Escudero said that they...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo has no right to tell anyone in the Senate what they should or should not prioritize. Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (MB file photo) This was after Guo released a statement questioning why Senators Risa Hontiveros and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) The working relationship between "Mr. Rice" House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero will be put to the test once the...
The Senate on Saturday, July 13, issued an arrest order against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and seven others after “unduly refusing to appear, despite due notices,” in the upper chamber's investigation on the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in her town. In...
It can be "tricky" and "complicated" for the Senate to look into the Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's alleged offshore accounts, a matter earlier disclosed by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. "The allegations came from a member of the House and will most likely be looked into by...
