Ranking House of Representatives members have lambasted China for the reported deployment of a floating structure within the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales less than a month before the 10th anniversary of the Philippines ' arbitral award. Criticizing Beijing 's...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte commemorated the 128th Philippine Independence Day by honoring the sacrifices of Filipino heroes and calling for continued efforts to protect freedom, sovereignty, and democratic rights. In a speech during...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V clapped back at the twice-impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 10 for likening the Senate leadership squabble to the affairs of the Marcos administration. Ortega was reacting to the Vice President’s supposed...
Eight years ago, Yen Santos disappeared from the spotlight. Today, she 's finally ready to tell the story of what happened after the cameras stopped rolling. Once considered one of her generation 's brightest stars, Yen quietly stepped away from showbiz following her highly publicized...
Citing what he calls a "political trend", House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V sees the new Senate majority under Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian gaining even more size and strength in the coming days. Speaking in a DZBB interview on Sunday, June 7, Ortega said...
Like a loyal bunch of friends, Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta, and Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Eli San Fernando defended erstwhile Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga until the bitter end. Barzaga, the self-styled cat-solon...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte challenged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to clearly enumerate the administration 's reforms and accomplishments ahead of his upcoming State-of-the-Nation Address. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Duterte asked...
Who could 've thought that the bashing and online attacks being endured by members of the House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming impeachment trial would have a positive effect on them? According to House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V,...
Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V corrected his colleague, SAGiP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta on Friday, May 29 regarding the latter 's claim that virtual voting had always been permitted in the House of Representatives. Ortega gave context to this emergency-based...
The "forthwith" debacle has once again reared its head, this time in the 2026 Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This, after House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong opined that the July 6 trial start date set by the Senate was...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have come out to defend Executive Secretary Ralph Recto from what they described as political clatter coming from health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon. Criticizing Leachon were Deputy Speakers Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and La Union 1st...
Don 't be fazed, keep trudging forward. This is House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega 's advice to Cabinet officials who are facing repeated complaints and accusations from individuals who are seemingly just out to make a name for themselves. According to Ortega,...
