The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to strengthen the law that provides protection to patients and their families and saves them from being detained in hospitals and medical facilities due to unpaid hospital bills or medical expenses. Senate Bill No. 1511, which...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is now pushing for a Senate inquiry into the supposed “provisional understanding” between the Philippine government and China regarding resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal. Hontiveros, in filing Senate Resolution No. 589, said there is a need for the public to know about...
Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Tuesday voiced constitutional concerns over the proposed Party-List Reform Act, cautioning that several provisions of the measure could undermine the original objective of the party-list system—to ensure representation for marginalized and...
Senators on Monday, August 3 criticized the issuance of a temporary restraining order issued by a Pasig City Regional Trial Court against the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. The petition filed by Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-11 Builders,...
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) has long evolved beyond the President 's annual report to the nation. Over the years, it has become one of the country 's biggest fashion events, drawing almost as much attention to the personalities arriving at the Batasang Pambansa as the speech...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 17 urged Malacañang to summon the Chinese ambassador following the publication of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video by China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys in connection with the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. In a statement,...
Two senators are now actively pushing for the immediate passage of Senate Bill No. 2 or the proposed Masterplan on Infrastructure and National Development Act (MIND) Act that would put an end to highly irregular and anomalous infrastructure projects and also stop last-minute budget insertions in...
As Meralco customers gear up for an increase in power rates this July, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should ensure consumers will not experience any irregularities in their electricity bills. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian made the appeal as he also urged the ERC to make sure that...
Senators on Sunday, July 12 expressed confidence that the July 12, 2016 ruling of an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which invalidated China’s so-called “nine-dash line” and affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights to explore, explore and manage...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 10 sought a “no disconnection” policy for consumers who are contesting their electricity bills with Meralco. “Consumers who were erroneously charged should not be forced to pay disputed charges just to keep their lights on,” Hontiveros said in a...
Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
Barely into the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, proceedings hit a tense moment after one of the private prosecutors was called out for delivering what senators described as a premature closing argument. Hontiveros asked private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan...
