Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 11, said the majority bloc supports the pronouncement of Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III that law enforcement authorities should not carry out an arrest against a senator within the Upper Chamber 's premises. “We support...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, November 11 that the Senate will allow former congressman Zaldy Co to make his testimony online so he can participate in the Blue Ribbon Committee’s hearing on the anomalous government flood control projects. “We’re...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will invite former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and 17 other members of the House of Representatives to the continuation of the panel’s inquiry into the anomalous flood control projects. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson confirmed this on...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-three persons have been killed by typhoon “Tino” in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said Friday. Twelve fatalities were recorded in Moises Padilla, followed by La Castellana with 10, eight each in Bago City and...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III denied protecting anyone amid discussions on whether former House Speaker Martin Romualdez may be invited to attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings into the anomalous flood control projects in the country. In an interview on Bilyonaryo...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was “quite positive” when informed about the possibility of being invited to attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing into the anomalous flood control projects in the country. In an interview on...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday that 13 people were killed and 31 were reported missing during the onslaught of typhoon “Tino” in Negros Occidental. There were four fatalities in La Castellana, two in Murcia, three each in San Carlos City and Bago City, and one in La Carlota City....
The Senate will no longer allow “alien” provisions to be included in the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said this was the agreement in the Senate to make the budget process open “all the way to the bicam, and all the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, November 4 defended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s actions on retired TSgt. Orly Guteza whom the panel could no longer find after he testified on the alleged involvement of former House Speaker and Leyte First District...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, November 4 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has invited a “very important witness” to shed more light into the controversy surrounding the government’s flood control projects in its next hearing. According to Lacson,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has questioned the motivation behind the allegation of falsification of documents being thrown against witness Orly Guteza, whose surprise testimony before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in September implicated House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Rep....
Senator Robinhood Padilla called for sobriety and unity in the Upper Chamber following the return of Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson as chairman of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. In a Facebook post on Monday, Nov. 3, Padilla acknowledged that political...
