Despite the issuance of a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that excluded Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Bangsamoro Transition Authority seems reluctant to redistribute the 7 seats left by Sulu. This was expressed by lawyer Omar Yaser Sema, Deputy BTA Parliament...
Some senators are now pushing for bipartisan support on the measure that seeks to ban and criminalize the use and production of chemical weapons. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said the enactment...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to further strengthen workers' rights to form unions and protect them from any form of harassment. In filing Senate Bill No. 2735 or the proposed “Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers’ Act,”...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, October 30 reminded executives of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) that they are not operating as a private corporation that needs to yearly acquire huge savings and earn profit. As the state health insurance agency,...
Senators on Tuesday, October 29 lauded the Supreme Court for issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the transfer of P89.9-billion funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the National Treasury. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate...
It’s only a rumor until it becomes a reality. This, according to Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, is how he dismiss reports of a rumored attempt to oust him. “If it’s a rumor it didn’t happen. If it happens then it becomes a reality. But for the meantime, it’s a...
The Senate women and children’s panel on Tuesday, September 24, convened for an executive session after dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo promised to reveal “the most guilty” behind the crimes linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). This was after Sen. Joseph...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, September 23, denied rumors he is replacing Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero as head of the Upper Chamber. Estrada said as far as he is concerned, he is comfortable with the present Senate leadership. ...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Sunday, September 15 said he is open to accepting dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s appeal for the Senate to grant her request for an executive session. Ejercito said this is because he believes Guo can divulge more relevant...
Assuming that the tale of how dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and her siblings escaped is true, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could not have intercepted them unless they revised their rules on pre-departure inspection, its top official said. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, September 1 said the Philippine government has enough reasons and evidence to bring the repeated and unprovoked dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard before international courts. Estrada pointed this out after Chinese...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should scrap its single period of confinement policy given its current financial standing and accumulation of excess funds. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, pointed this out as he urged...
