The Senate wants diplomatic discussions on the various issues hounding the South China Sea (SCS) during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. According to Zubiri, he has already instructed his colleagues to “tone down the rhetoric” and...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri together with Senators Grace Poe and Christopher "Bong" Go met with parliament leaders from the United Kingdom (UK) in a bid to build stronger partnerships rooted in shared democratic principles. UK Deputy Head of Mission Alistair White (from left),...
Two women lawmakers, Senator Pia Cayetano and Pangasinan Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas have been elected to key standing committees of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on Saturday, March 11. *Philippine Senator Pia S. Cayetano was elected Asia-Pacific Group (APG) representative to the 18-member IPU...
The Philippine Senate has expressed its desire to learn more about Vietnam’s policies and programs, that allowed for them to become a regional powerhouse in a short span of time. This includes the need for the Philippines and Vietnam to exchange further research and technologies in agriculture,...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla filed today July 21 a review of the provisions in the 1987 Constitution that are considered stumbling blocks to equitable economic growth. After filing Senate Resolution 6, Padilla said It is high time to fine-tune the 1987 Constitution - including considering a...
Presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales will immediately push for Constitutional change, particularly by changing the country's political system, if elected in the highest seat of the government. For Gonzales, the "problem with the country, politically speaking, has become the system." Therefore,...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russians in the Far East began voting in a three-day parliamentary election in which vocal Kremlin critics have been barred from running following a historic crackdown on the opposition. President Vladimir Putin (AFP/File) Parliamentary and local polls in the world's largest...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has called on authorities to immediately release detained Sen. Leila de Lima from detention and drop the drug charges against her. Sen. Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice (Jonathan Hicap / FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a decision adopted by its...
