The Department of Justice (DOJ) should provide a more detailed report on the rising incidence of incestuous rape cases in the Philippines, Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay made the call during the public hearing on the proposed 2025...
Senators have urged the government to exhaust all legal means, including a possible international arbitration, to hold China accountable for its repeated and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Sen. Loren Legarda...
The Department of Education (DepEd) can successfully implement the National Learning Recovery Program (NLRP) but it has to address the lack of consolidated data first in assessing learners’ competencies and foundational skills before going further, Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said on...
The Senate on Tuesday, July 30, adopted a resolution commending former senator and now Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero led the Upper Chamber in hailing Angara’s appointment as the new chief of the Department of Education...
Senators on Thursday, July 25 called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to put an end to chronic flooding in Metro Manila following Typhoon Carina’s onslaught in the National Capital Region (NCR) and account for the...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is optimistic that Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano will soon reconcile following an organizational meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges. "Positive naman ako, mararangal na tao yung mga makakausap...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 11, urged the Senate to be vigilant against resource persons who would use mental health problems as a convenient excuse to avoid congressional inquiries and investigations. Binay made the call after the Senate committee on women and...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, July 9, that there's no longer a need for him to mediate between two veteran senators over the New Senate Building (NSB) review. (Senate PRIB photo) "Hindi na marahil siguro mag-12 taon na si Senator Nancy dito sa Senado, mag-15 taon na si...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday, July 8 that he will remain focused on conducting a factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB) project after an ethics complaint was formally filed against him. “Eyes on the ball tayong lahat. Ang ginagawa ni Senator Nancy Binay from...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Monday, July 8 formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano saying the latter resorted to name-calling and making baseless accusations against her and some personalities. Senator Nancy Binay formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen....
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, his senator-colleagues are humans and not emotionless robots. He said this in defense of both Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano following their heated exchange during the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Accounts regarding the...
Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson bared that the heated exchange between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano was "painful to watch" as it unfolded during a Senate panel hearing on the New Senate Building. In a statement on Friday, July 5, Lacson said that while agrees to the necessity...
