Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
Senators have expressed support for the aim of the “National Rally for Peace” organized by the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Members of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) gather at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Monday, January 13,for their National Rally for Peace.According to Manila...
Senators have called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to assert the need for a thorough and impartial probe into the death of Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a Filipino migrant, who was reportedly beaten and stabbed to death by her husband. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, December 24 urged the Marcos administration to slash the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) budget by P188 billion to make the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) aligned with the Constitution. Marcos believes the administration needs to...
For Senator Imee Marcos, President Marcos' veto powers are not enough to resolve the deep problems entrenched in the "very bad" P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). "Di sapat ang line item veto kasi malalim at matindi ang problema ng very bad budget na ito (The line item veto is...
The Senate on Monday, December 16, concurred with the ratification of the agreement between the Philippines and Japan concerning the facilitation of reciprocal access and cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan. Senate Resolution No. 1248,...
Senator Imee Marcos appealed to his brother, President Marcos to scrutinize the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) before signing it. "Nananawagan ako sa aking kapatid, ang ating mahal na Pangulong Bongbong - kung mahina ang aking boses mag-isa, ngayon nawa ay marinig...
The bicameral conference committee tasked to reconcile the conflicting provisions of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 have agreed to hold an “open bicam” during the next meeting. Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, said both the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday, Dec. 5, expressed gratitude to Senator Imee Marcos and other personalities for the support they had given amid the “crisis” that the office faced recently. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos (MB file photos)...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the Philippine government can better defend the country’s borders and protect its citizens once the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippines is in place. The RAA is also vital in ensuring peace and...
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said that aside from defense and security programs, the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan would also revolutionize disaster management collaboration between the two nations. This was the assertion made by Zubiri during the Senate...
Once the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippine government gets the concurrence of the Senate, it would then pave the way for joint military exercises. Sec. Gilbert Teodoro of the Department of National Defense deems it necessary to enter into an agreement with...
