Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has chided the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) over its failure to resolve labor cases, saying that despite having improved their internal timelines in recent years, delays across the system...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has called out the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for misleading the public on the true scope of the No Balance Billing (NBB) policy. According to Cayetano, the term “no balance billing” (NBB)...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Senate to increase the budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for 2026, citing its critical role in supporting millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). During the Senate deliberation on the DMW’s proposed 2026 budget on...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment to fund the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) but said that a law is still needed to guarantee that it can pursue corruption cases in the country independently. Cayetano said that a law...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano lamented that the Philippines’ image in the global scene is suffering because the government’s investigation on corruption issues are being handled “like a circus.” Cayetano said he is worried that the spectacle regarding the multi-billion scandal...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned there is a systematic attack against the Senate given the various allegations being hurled against some senators recently amid investigations into anomalous flood control projects. Cayetano lamented the distractions saying these diversionary...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, October 22 said the minority bloc is ready to work with Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Lacson, who is leading the upper chamber’s investigation into the anomalies in...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should collaborate with the Department of Education (DepEd) in addressing classroom shortages across the country. Cayetano said it is important for the two agencies to work together for the...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano told Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson not to drag the minority bloc into "what 's clearly a family matter" within the majority, amid the latter 's possible return to as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Commmittee (BRC). In a...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has renewed his call for the government to pursue diplomatic solutions to support Filipinos affected by the United States’ immigration crackdown under the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies. Cayetano reminded the...
The Senate adjourned its session on Friday, October 10 for the Undas break without any leadership changes occurring. The session was immediately adjourned after it opened at 10 a.m. with only Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, October 8 rejected speculations there would be changes in the Senate leadership before the Upper Chamber adjourns session on Friday, October 10. “There’s none. I don’t think so. I think Sen. (Chiz) Escudero is preparing for his...
