Senate leaders have agreed to limit the entry of visitors to the Senate after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. Cayetano’s medical situation was relayed by his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, in last night’s plenary session. Because he was exposed to...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano thanked former President Fidel V. Ramos, who passed away on July 31 at the age of 94, for his service to the country. “A blessing to the country and to the City of Taguig,” said Cayetano of Ramos, who became the Philippine president from 1992 to 1998. Former President...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano supports the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience, which she and her husband, former Speaker and now Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, sponsored when they were representatives. This, after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Abra on July 27, affecting...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday, July 26, expressed disappointment over the lapsing of the Vape Bill into law, saying it was not what she expected. In a statement, Cayetano said she thought the bill would be vetoed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. after the latter repeatedly emphasized...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, July 25, said he and his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, will serve as a bridge between members of the majority and the minority blocs of the Senate. By forming a small independent bloc, Cayetano said, they are going to be "given the freedom na lumayo sa...
Presumptive Senate President Miguel Zubiri said on Sunday, July 24, that an “independent bloc” of the Senate may form in the 19th Congress, after he had a “good” meeting with sibling Senators Alan and Pia Cayetano to discuss the possibility of the two forming a third bloc. Incoming Senate...
Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano on Wednesday disclosed that they are open to forming an “independent” bloc in the Senate in the 19 th Congress, depending on the possible result of their negotiation with other groups in the Upper Chamber. Alan Peter said that up until now, he...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said there are no cases of the new Omicron subvariants in the city amid a rise in the Covid-19 tally. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano (Photo from Lani Cayetano on Facebook) “Gayunpaman, kailangan nating pagtuunan ng pansin ang banta ng bagong Omicron subvariants BA.4 at...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano mourned the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on July 8. Abe, 67, was speaking on a street in Nara Prefecture when he was shot by a man identified as Yamagami Tetsuya, 41, a resident of Nara City and was a member of the Maritime...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday, July 7 expressed his belief it is high-time that the government should also prioritize coming up with a cash subsidy scheme for low to medium income class workers who are also reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, series of oil price...
Ensuring the sustainability of vital government programs, raising the level of the country’s education to make it globally competitive, and future-proofing the Philippines for domestic and external shocks make up the first 10 bills that Sen. Pia Cayetano has filed in the Senate for the 19th...
A grandmother received a cash gift of P100,000 from the Taguig City government on her 100th birthday on July 5. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano personally visited "Lola" Vicenta Garcia of Barangay Bambang and handed her a check for P100,000 and greeted her. Lola Vicenta Garcia (3rd from left) of...
