House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez lectured his fellow lawyer, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Friday, Jan. 26 about the subject of...
Seeking to determine the legitimacy of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto jackpot winners, Sen. Raffy Tulfo raised several theories that cast doubts in the lottery system which he said stemmed from the prize augmentation employed by the agency. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
Sen. Pia Cayetano will be the new chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, the first female to head the said post. During the Senate's first plenary session for the year, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva mentioned that they had received the resignation letter of Sen. Francis Tolentino...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, the procedure of amending the 1987 Charter as announced recently is too hasty and must be reviewed. "Para sakin masyadong shortcut. Ni wala kaming exchange of ideas with members of the House (of Representatives). Puwede sanang ganun may...
The Senate minority bloc on Wednesday, January 17 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to be cautious over his statements on Taiwan reminding that the Philippines has been strongly adhering to a One China Policy. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, paid signatures for the People's Initiative (PI) calling for an amendment to the 1987 Constitution are not valid. "Kung ang mga pirma ay binayaran, or mayroong compensation o may kapalit na mahalagang materyal or pwedeng pangako, para...
Senators on Thursday, January 11 welcomed the appointment of their former colleague and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto as the new Department of Finance (DOF) chief. “I wholeheartedly welcome the appointment of our dear friend, Senator Ralph Recto, as our new Finance Secretary,” Senate...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, January 9 stressed the need to investigate the alleged payment of P100 in exchange of a signature for the people’s initiative in order for attempts to amend the Constitution to gain ground in Congress. Pimentel made the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Wednesday, Jan. 3 that he is targeting to file his petition before the Supreme Court (SC) on the unconstitutionality of the additional P450-billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget this week. "The target is this week but...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Wednesday, January 3 said he believes that the government should step on the brakes for now on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and conduct a dialogue with affected jeepney drivers to address problems hounding the plan....
The Marcos administration should devote more public resources to addressing the country’s domestic problems next year. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III made the suggestion saying that while the increase for his local and foreign trips has increased for 2024,...
