The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is planning to conduct a motu propio investigation into the reported corruption in flood control projects and unfair water joint venture agreements (JVA), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said. Estrada, in a press conference in Parañaque City, disclosed...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero came to the defense of Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday, July 30, amid criticisms surrounding his appointment as chairperson of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, saying experience and competence—not seniority—should be the basis for...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has filed a bill seeking to exempt households that consume 135 kilowatt-hours (kWh) or less of electricity each month from paying electric bills. In filing the unnumbered bill, Marcoleta sought to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to expand and improve...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has filed a bill seeking to remove the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of electricity at all stages, in an effort to lower power rates and alleviate the financial burden on Filipino households and businesses. “The Philippines remains to be one of the...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta—a critic of the Marcos administration—said Monday, April 21, said that the country deserves "leaders who face reality head-on" as he criticized the government's response to the killing of businessman Anson Que. "Tragic reality, distorted truth" was how...
Vice President Sara Duterte reminded her supporters of how Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta came to her defense during the congressional inquiries against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in a new political ad to endorse his Senate candidacy. Vice President Sara Duterte appears...
Amid the sadness and perhaps even the "rage," SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta says there's still something worth celebrating on former President Rodrigo Duterte's 80th birthday. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta In a video message on Friday, March 28, the senatorial candidate greeted...
TACLOBAN CITY – Diocese of Catarman Vicar General Monsignor Gaspar Balerite reprimanded the organizers of a supposed voters’ education rally at Sacred Heart Plaza in Catarman, Northern Samar on Tuesday for inviting senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta who spoke during the event. MARCOLETA...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (left), PRP President lawyer Narciso “Jun” Santiago Jr. (Facebook) The People’s Reform Party (PRP)--the political party founded by the late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago--has endorsed the...
PCG spokesperson, Commodore Jay Tarriela (left) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) "Why would I even defend you if you're calling me gago (a fool)?" Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson, Commodore Jay Tarriela gave...
"Patayin natin ang mga senador ngayon, para mabakante (Let's just kill the senators now to create vacancies)." (Screenshot from PDP-Laban's Facebook page) For former President Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps this is what must be done for the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban)...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (File photo) The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is real, not a mere figment of imagination. Commo. Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, had this to say to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante...
