Two senators are seeking an inquiry into the status of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr.'s amnesty proclamations. Senators Robinhood "Robin" Padilla and Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri cited the agonizing uncertainty facing rebel returnees waiting for the approval of their amnesty applications...
The passage into law of the bill seeking the creation of the Kutawato Province would greatly help advance the government’s goal of achieving long-lasting peace in Mindanao, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Local Government on Senate Bill...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill that seeks to punish abusive lending and financing companies that force borrowers to settle their debts through harassment, shaming, and similar practices. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2882 after noting that RA 9474 (the Lending Company Regulation Act)...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a new autonomous region for the people of Sulu, following its exclusion from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla filed on Tuesday, Nov. 19, Senate Bill 2879, which establishes the Basulta Autonomous...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a special province in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) called "Kutawato" in an aim to ensure the constitutional right of suffrage for residents there. Padilla filed on Monday, November 11, Senate Bill...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill seeking to provide Indigenous Peoples (IPs) a bigger share of revenues generated from natural resources within the territories of indigenous cultural communities. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs,...
Senators on Thursday, November 7 expressed hope that Donald Trump’s election victory would yield a positive influence to the current bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States. Sen. Loren Legarda expressed certainty that the Philippines will continue to affirm...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, Oct. 3, that he expects the number of certificate of candidacy (COC) filers for the positions of senator and party-list representative to pick up during the weekend. This, after the aspirants for these national...
The bill seeking to provide Muslims and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) equal access to public cemeteries that predominantly hold Christian beliefs has gained a traction in the Senate. This after Senate minority leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed his support to Senate Bill No....
After a series of hearings on the sexual harassment case involving actor Sandro Muhlach, Senator Robinhood Padilla seeks to update legislation on incidents such as this, filing three bills on the issue. Sen. Robinhood Padilla files three bills following the holding of several hearings of the...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should scrap its single period of confinement policy given its current financial standing and accumulation of excess funds. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, pointed this out as he urged...
