The Senate Committee on Sports has been asked to cite the board members of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in contempt for “disobeying” the Senate Committee on Sport’s order to amicably settle its differences with Philippine Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday said she is convinced that the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has lost all moral authority to lead the institution for excluding Ernest John “EJ” Obiena—a reigning pole vaulter—from its master list of athletes for the Southeast...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Saturday, March 5 called out the proponents of the vape bill for supposedly claiming that the measure is beneficial to the youth, calling the claim “a blatant lie.” Cayetano argued that if the proponents said that the bill solidifies the provisions of Republic Act (RA)...
‘’Wow, PATAFA, your actions demonstrate the worst of Philippine sports!’’ This was the unfiltered reaction of Senator Pia Cayetano to the refusal by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) to endorse EJ Obiena in four major international meets this year. ‘’Talagang...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on lawmakers to support the passage of the measure that seeks the establishment of the Philippines’ own Center for Disease Control. During the Senate’s hybrid plenary session on Wednesday, Cayetano said it is imperative that the country establishes its own agency...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks the establishment of the Philippines’ own Center for Disease Control. During the Senate’s hybrid plenary session on Wednesday, Cayetano said it is imperative that the country establishes its own agency...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday expressed his opposition to the proposed measure that seeks to declare June 21 of every year as a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City. Drilon said he strongly opposes the imposition of a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City as it...
The enactment of the law granting one percent preferential tax rate to private schools will bring the much needed assistance these institutions deserve as they continue to deliver quality education to Filipino learners, Senator Pia Cayetano said. Cayetano made the remark following reports of...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday slammed the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (PATAFA) decision to expel top pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national pool, saying its head Philip Juico was ruining not only the chances of the young Filipino from achieving his Olympic dream, but...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and its attached agencies are set to receive a P629.8 billion budget for its National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2022 which is six percent higher than last year’s budget. Pilot face-to-face classes started in Laserna Integrated School in Nabas, Aklan on Nov....
Senators are keen on removing the budget assigned for the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and give it to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) if it fails to stop the apparent “harassment” being done against the country’s lone pole vaulter EJ Obiena. It was Senator...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday urged his colleagues to immediately pass a bill establishing an educational commission in the Philippines to address the serious problems hounding the country’s educational system, such as funding and lack of classrooms. Drilon said there is a...
