Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, December 3 urged the House of Representatives to continue its investigation on the alleged controversy surrounding House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s travel expenses. As far as he is concerned, Zubiri said he has no knowledge of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) The Philippines is "on a roll". An upbeat House Speaker Martin Romualdez had this to day during the third and final day of the 31st Asia-Pacific...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, Nov. 25 that the Philippine Congress' hosting of the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) was a success and led to the strengthening of the ties between the countries that took part in the event. Senate President Juan Miguel...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) There's a very simple reason why the United States (US) has no representatives in the ongoing 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF31) being hosted...
Sen. Imee Marcos said that the 13th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is sadly blighted by the absence of the United States (US), the major Pacific power. "The APPF is sadly blighted by the absence of the US, surely the major Pacific power," Marcos said in a statement on Friday,...
Balut (left) and durian (Unsplash) The foreign delegates to the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF31) made a special request to House Speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with the dinner that the Philippine official is scheduled to host on...
Despite the ongoing tension over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) between China and the Philippines, the matter was not mentioned in the country's draft resolution on strengthening the capacity of parliaments to promote regional peace and stability during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri sounds very impressed with the way House Speaker Martin Romualdez tunes out all the political noise in order to keep on...
Sixteen (16) countries have expressed support to the Philippines' bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028, a position the country appealed for during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in September. Senate President Juan Miguel...
Senators on the early morning of Tuesday, November 21 called out the head of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) for demanding that the Senate prioritize her agency’s proposed budget for next year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who took the floor during the Senate...
While social media makes it apparent that crime is rampant, the top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said that it's actually on a downtrend except for homicide. In an interview on Friday, Nov. 17, following the plenary deliberations of the 2024 budget of the PNP, Police Gen....
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally sent a letter to the Senate declaring its opposition to decriminalizing abortion. In his letter to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, CHR chairperson Richard Palpal-Latoc said the CHR strictly adheres to the 1987 Constitution that specifically...
