Senators have expressed dismay over the alleged theft incident involving a female security screening officer of the Office Transportation Security (OTS) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. Sen. Grace Poe, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services found the incident...
Senators have expressed support for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) move to transition solely as a regulatory body. Sen. Grace Poe believes that if the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) can effectively navigate its role as a regulator, it can...
Some senators are now looking into the possibility of limiting the number of valid official identification cards that would be accepted in the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIM). Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, said the government...
Sen. Grace Poe believes that current problems being encountered in the online SIM registration process can be solved with better implementation than hitting pause on it temporarily. This is in response to the suggestion of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission's (PAOCC) to temporarily...
Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday, September 14 said she is expecting a speed boost in the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after several companies have reportedly expressed interest in participating in the bidding. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has asked the Senate for a supplemental budget in adherence to the directive of President Marcos to have a sustained and continued presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu disclosed that the agency requires a supplemental budget of...
Sen. Grace Poe called on concerned agencies and telecommunications companies (telcos) to require "selfies" in the SIM registration process as a means to deter instances of fraud and scamming. Poe said that selfies, or one's photograph taken by oneself, should be part of the implementing rules...
Complaints about text scams declined and then sharply increased right after the deadline of the SIM registration ended, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said on Tuesday, September 5. NTC Commissioner Ella Blanca Lopez disclosed this phenomenon during the Senate Committee on...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has sought the participation of GCash, PayMaya and other “e-wallet” providers to the Senate’s ongoing investigation into the proliferation of text scams and other cybercrime activities despite the enactment of the SIM Registration Act. Sen....
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) The Palace-ordered price ceiling on rice should guarantee Filipinos' access to the staple grain. Thus, said Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, Sept. 2 even as she prodded President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to pursue...
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, August 30 urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and other concernged government agencies to defer the implementation of the new departure rules amid the concerns of the general public on the burdensome travel...
Senator Grace Poe has called on the Senate to investigate why text scams continued to proliferate even after the enactment into law of the SIM Registration Act. Sen. Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo) Poe said the Upper Chamber should also look into its possible link into the reported use...
