Major shipping and logistic groups support the decision of the Senate to investigate, in aid of legislation, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its issuances that the groups claimed could lead to increase in logistics cost and price of food and basic commodities. The hearing will be conducted...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, April 5 that all transport systems should be in place as majority of travelers hit the road at the start of the Holy Week holidays. “The surge of passengers in bus terminals, seaports and airports during this season has been a yearly occurrence,” Poe...
Senator Grace Poe said Friday, March 24, that she would push for the passage of a Freedom of Information (FOI) law - one that gives more access to information than restrictions. ‘’While an executive order on Freedom of Information (FOI) is laudable, our overarching goal is to institutionalize...
Senator Grace Poe, on Sunday, March 19 called on authorities to clamp down on mobile phone scammers without providing any letup on the ongoing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration. Poe, principal author of the SIM Registration Act, said scam messages through text still appear in...
No one is above accountability for the systems glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day, Sen. Grace Poe said on Thursday, March 9. Poe, chairman of the Senate public services committee, emphasized that whether past or present administration, she would make...
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Lala Sotto-Antonio on Thursday, February 23, expressed her gratitude to Senators Francis “Tol” Tolentino, Grace Poe and Sherwin Gatchalian for filing separate bills that would amend and expand the mandate of the Board....
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, February 20 said the Senate Committee on Public Services' report on the New Year's Day air traffic fiasco would be ready for plenary discussions next week. According to Poe, the past management of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and some...
Senators on Wednesday, February 15, called for an in-depth probe into the latest incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) involving a private aircraft allegedly being used for human trafficking. Lawmakers made the call after Sen. Grace Poe delivered a privilege speech exposing how...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, February 9 said she sees nothing wrong with pushing for the ratification on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) but stressed the need to thoroughly scrutinize the trade agreement to allay the fears of the stakeholders that would be affected by the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, Senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay opposed a resolution of Senator Robinhood C. Padilla calling for a constituent assembly (Con Ass) to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Binay thinks that amending restrictive...
Senators on Wednesday, February 1 made a “warm” welcome for Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero who recently flew to Japan to join his wife, celebrity vlogger-influencer Heart Evangelista, and his two kids for a vacation. Sen. Grace Poe, who ran with Escudero during the 2016 presidential...
The creation of the Water Management Resource Office is a significant initiative to better oversee and manage Philippine water resources, Senator Grace Poe said today. Poe said the specter of water scarcity has always haunted the country amid rising demand, climate change, population growth, among...
