Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday intimated she is not interested in joining forces with the former ruling political party for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay said there are still “wounds” that need healing. “May mga sugat na dapat munang gamutin bago kami mag-usap tungkol sa 2022 (There...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said the government should first “arrest” the problem of having sufficient coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply before moving to haul off to jail those who refuse to get vaccinated. “We have a problem with supply. It’s not as if our people do not...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said government should tell the public what is keeping it from disbursing available funds that are supposed to be used to effectively combat the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Binay pointed out that the government has at least three sources of...
Senator Nancy Binay on Monday, June 21 urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to put in place mechanisms that would protect the country’s health care workers (HCWs) from acquiring the Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to abate a collapse of...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday expressed dismay at Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat for committing serious health violations when she went on tour together with a six-year-old child. Binay said the DOT chief’s latest stories in Instagram show a series of health violations....
Senator Nancy Binay said there is no amount of apology or remorse that could ease the pain of the families of Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven Absalon who were killed in a landmine blast. Both perished in Barangay Anas, Masbate City when they were biking in...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to fast track the release of all coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in stock to help address the increased demand among A4 priority groups. Binay lamented some local government units (LGUs) are...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to “have a heart” and spare private schools from a 150 percent increase in income tax. Binay said the BIR should withdraw its Revenue Regulation No. 5-2021 which seeks to impose higher income tax on so-called proprietary...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday commended the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for moving to include workers in hotels operating as quarantine or isolation facilities in the A1 priority group saying this would boost the government’s efforts in the COVID-19 vaccination program. The IATF’s decision,...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, May 26 said she approves the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) plan to shorten the quarantine period for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated, verified and cleared by health authorities of coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Senators Nancy Binay and Cynthia Villar on Tuesday, May 25, debated on whether the government’s policy restricting vaccinated senior citizens from going out should be eased or not. Senator Nancy Binay (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) At the hearing of the Senate’s...
Senator Nancy Binay is proposing to include registered dentists and licensed medical technologists as among the medical personnel authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Binay filed Senate Bill No. 2212 on Tuesday, May 18, as she sought to amend the...