Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday called on banks and other financial institutions to toughen its stance against cybercrime especially at a time more people are turning to digital transactions. Poe, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, made the appeal...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday pushed for the passage of a measure that would provide increased protection for bank account holders and consumers of other financial products. Poe made the call as her panel, the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, conducted a hearing on...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will pursue the filing of criminal cases against the brains behind the series of bank hacking incident that were reported in December 2021, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. Melchor Plabasan, head of the BSP’s...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said she is grateful and humbled by the enactment of law renaming an avenue after her father Fernando Poe Jr. or also known as “FPJ.” This, after President Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11608 renaming Roosevelt Avenue in the first legislative district of Quezon...
Senators on Tuesday highlighted the need for finance experts to man the operations of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as they weigh in on the five-day holiday that a group of private hospitals is planning to implement. “It makes perfect sense for PhilHealth to be headed by one...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday said the non-expiration of legislative franchises with pending renewal application with Congress will help avert job losses that could push more Filipinos further into financial concern. Poe, who was one of the 21 senators who voted yes on the third and final reading...
Sen. Grace Poe on Friday, Dec. 17, said the approval of the renewal of the legislative franchise of Philippine Airlines' 'Air Philippines Corp.' raises the optimism for the growth and rebound of the transport and tourism sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Poe made the remark after the...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chair Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to dig deeper into the online banking hacking incident that hounded BDO account holders, saying such incident need to stop in the face of the growing...
The adamant stand of several senators against the grant of a legislative franchise to internet gambling via cockfighting won praises from lawmakers opposed to the franchise applications. Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano2 Led by former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, congressmen lauded Senator Grace Poe,...
The Senate Finance sub-committee on Monday, Nov. 22 approved on the Senate floor a P120-billion budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTr), or a reduction of P280-billion from the requested P400-billion budget for the DOTr and its attached agencies for 2022. The approval followed questions...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, October 31 lamented the government’s lack of proactive mechanisms to help public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers cope with the rising oil prices, saying she can only hope that the P1-billion promised cash assistance to the sector would materialize. Poe, who chairs the...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, October 15, called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to expedite its investigation on the illegal use of emergency text alert to campaign for one of the presidential candidates for the 2022 elections. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA...