Senators on Monday, January 29 derided a remark made by a House lawmaker who claimed that they are opposed to Charter change due to their unwillingness to leave their comfort zones. On Sunday, Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers criticized some senators who...
Senate staff were seen wearing maroon armbands on Monday, Jan. 29 to express support for the upper chamber's rejection of the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. Maroon colored ribbons are being distributed to the staff entering the Senate on Monday,...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) fighters surrendered to the Agusan del Norte 2nd Police Mobile Force Company in Agusan del Norte, police reported on Monday, January 29. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said that...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Sunday night, January 28, said he is disappointed in the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. FORMER President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers a speech before thousands of people in a prayer rally in Davao City on Sunday night,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Jan. 28, joined President Marcos’ “Bagong Pilipinas” kickoff rally, but also expressed her support for the prayer rally her father is expected to attend in Davao City to oppose the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the Constitution. Vice...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) The House of Representatives' role in the People’s Initiative (PI) movement, if any at all, is to "encourage public discourse and awareness" on Charter...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and all other lawmakers at the House of Representatives who are bent on pushing amendments to the 1987 Constitution are welcome to attend the Senate’s inquiry into the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) signature campaign drive. Sen. Imee Marcos,...
The Senate is more inclined to focus on matters that are urgent than to give priority to the ongoing moves to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI). Sen. Grace Poe pointed this out as she renewed her call for the public to shun the ongoing signature campaign on...
Banig (sleeping mat) weavers from Sitio Madaja, Barangay Buenavista in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental (Photo courtesy of 94th Infantry Battalion) For the longest time, residents at Sitio Madaja in the heart of Barangay Buenavista in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental had been living in fear...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol distributed livelihood assistance to seven people's organizations (POs) recently. Through the Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCDO), the capitol awarded over P1.1-million worth of livelihood assistance to POs in the towns of Candijay,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez cannot feign ignorance about the attempts of the House of Representatives to lead a signature drive to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiatve campaign. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero pointed this out as he took to social media to...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte claims that the senators' tirades on the People’s Initiative (PI) movement and Charter change (Cha-cha) in general have backfired. This,...