Sen. Pia Cayetano said on Wednesday, March 13, that syndicates are gaining access to Filipino citizenship which in the first place, should not be "sold." Sen. Pia Cayetano presides over the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing to shed light on reports of unauthorized proliferation and use of government...
Senator Pia Cayetano has expressed her full support to the government’s plan to ban disposable vapes in the country . Sen. Pia Cayetano (Senate PRIB Photo) “Yes, I support the banning of disposable vapes. Number one, vapes are very dangerous,” Cayetano said in an interview...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday, February 21 said she is disappointed that the Philippine delegation that participated in the 10 th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is supporting the tobacco...
Senator Imee Marcos prayed for the enlightenment of her brother, President Marcos during the Jesus is Lord Worldwide Prayer and Vision Casting 2024 in Norzagaray, Bulacan on Saturday, Jan. 27. (Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva) "Higit sa lahat, haplusin nawa...
The move to overwhelm the Senate’s 24 votes with the House of Representatives’ over 300 votes is nothing short of an affront to the principles of bicameralism, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. That is why, Estrada said insisting on a People’s Initiative (PI) as the mode to amend...
Sen. Pia Cayetano will be the new chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, the first female to head the said post. During the Senate's first plenary session for the year, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva mentioned that they had received the resignation letter of Sen. Francis Tolentino...
The Senate on Wednesday, November 22 approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to establish the proposed Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law. At least 23 senators in favor of Senate Bill No. 2439, with zero negative votes and zero...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is also no longer interested to pursue the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for a P150-million worth of confidential funds for 2024. Sen. Pia Cayetano, who is defending DepEd’s proposed P718-billion budget for 2024, read...
Padel or padel tennis got formally introduced in the Philippine sports community with world No. 2 men’s pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena playing a friendly with the sport’s benefactor Senator Pia Cayetano last Friday, Oct. 13, at the Play Padel Courts in Mandaluyong City. Sen. Pia...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and even government and private hospitals should invest in strengthening their systems against cyberattacks as these occurrences poses a security risk issue. Sen. Pia Cayetano asks Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...
Senators on Thursday, September 28 questioned the absence of Dr. Teodoro “Ted" Herbosa in the Senate Committee on Finance’s deliberations on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Health (DOH). DOH Secretary Teodoro Javier "Ted" Herbosa during the Commission on Appointments (CA)...
The government should consider prioritizing students taking up science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses in the free college education system to boost the country’s workforce especially in the area of health and education. Senator Pia S. Cayetano (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Pia...
