The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to strengthen the law that provides protection to patients and their families and saves them from being detained in hospitals and medical facilities due to unpaid hospital bills or medical expenses. Senate Bill No. 1511, which...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, August 16 called on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to consider granting interim assistance to the workers affected by the injunction order on the P85-wage increase while the dispute is still unresolved. Villanueva made the call as he expressed...
Senators have filed separate resolutions on Tuesday, Aug. 4, congratulating and commending Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala for her historic victory at the 2026 Mubadala DC Open, where she became the first Filipino to win a Women 's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour-level singles title. ...
Senators on Monday, August 3 criticized the issuance of a temporary restraining order issued by a Pasig City Regional Trial Court against the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. The petition filed by Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-11 Builders,...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) may bring the complaint involving Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects before the courts within the next two to three weeks, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. During a press...
The complaint involving Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects is now under preliminary investigation, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. “’Yung nga, for PI [preliminary investigation] na (That one is already for...
Senator Joel Villanueva has commended the establishment of additional medical schools across the country saying this would help boost Filipinos’ access to healthcare and ensure every community will have access to a doctor and quality medical services. Villanueva made the remark following the...
A youth group on Friday, June 19, questioned the delay in the filing of charges against Senator Joel Villanueva over his alleged involvement in a flood-control project controversy in Bulacan, despite earlier pronouncements from the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) that the case was already ripe for...
' Senator Joel Villanueva announced on Sunday, June 14 that he would attend a special session to be called by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. In a video message aired during the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church 's Sunday service, Villanueva acknowledged that the...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsman is open to the return of allegedly misused public funds in connection with alleged irregularities in flood control projects. He said the government is not abandoning court action, but stressed that legal options that...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) may file a plunder case before the Sandiganbayan against Sen. Joel Villanueva within the next two weeks in connection with the flood control issue. According to Remulla, the case involving...
