The Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act which is seen to benefit more solo parents especially at the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate’s contingent at the bicameral conference,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that there would be no power interruptions during the May 2022 election period so keep the integrity and credibility of the elections intact. Hontiveros pointed out that failure to ensure uninterrupted...
At least two senators are supporting calls for a two-week health break for teachers who are now reeling under a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases since the start of January 2022. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said that since the Omicron...
Two senators on Tuesday said they find it imperative for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to improve its online defenses and protect it from any possible security breaches especially in the run up to the May 2022 elections. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called on the Department of Health (DOH) to icnrease its telemedicine capacity and information campaign about COVID-19 to offset the critical phase of the pandemic. Hontiveros made the call after Health Secretary Francisc Duque III announced that the Philippines...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday appealed to the government to increase the vaccination capacity against COVID-19 across the country and boost its information drive as the Omicron variant now presents a new reality about the pandemic. Hontiveros said the Department of Health (DOH) should...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday said should public should expect President Duterte’s “attack dogs” to become “more rabid as his reign of terror nears its end.” De Lima issued the statement as she expressed her solidarity with Sen. Risa Hontiveros who earlier posted bail for...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday the wiretapping cases filed against her by former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre were nothing but baseless accusations. Hontiveros pointed this out after she, together with her legal team, posted a P36,000 bail at the Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to expands the social protection, benefits and programs for solo parents. The salient features of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act or Senate Bill No. 1411 includes a monthly cash subsidy of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday said Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and businessman Dennis Uy should reveal the “mystery shopper” instead of filing libel charges against members of the media for supposed unfair reporting over a graft complaint they’re facing over Uy’s controversial buyout...
Former Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation officer Krizle Mago faced senators again on Friday, Nov. 26 where she admitted that she did receive instructions to repack face shields that were being sold to the government. Krizle Mago, Pharmally executive This was during the Senate Blue Ribbon panel...
Due to alleged uncooperativeness, Pharmally executives Mohit Dhargani and Linconn Ong have been ordered transferred to the Pasay City Jail. (Photo from Senate / MANILA BULLETIN) The order issued by Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Richard Gordon followed the adoption of a motion raised by...
