Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has cautioned his colleagues against proceeding with future hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 without any clear set of guidelines stipulated in the Senate rules. During the Senate’s plenary session on Wednesday, February 28, Escudero pointed...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva expressed his belief that the Tatak Pinoy Act would strengthen the government's efforts to create jobs for Filipinos. "We thank the President for always making jobs a priority goal of his administration. We also commend Senator Sonny Angara for relentlessly...
The Senate adopted a concurrent resolution on Wednesday, Feb. 28, granting consent to former defense chief Delfin Lorenzana to accept an award from the United States government. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, who introduced Concurrent Resolution No. 10, said the United States Embassy in...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Wednesday, February 28 welcomed the current moves in amending the 1987 Constitution which is gearing towards the holding of the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. In an interview, Angara, who chairs the Senate...
President Marcos has urged Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to show up and answer allegations against him that he has denied. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos advised the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader that "the best way to defuse" his situation is to testify...
OF TREES AND FOREST A leader is someone who can marshal all the resources he has in an efficient and effective manner in order to accomplish his vision. “A great leader,” the Harvard Business Review article added, “is one who can do so day after day, and year after year, in a wide variety of...
The Senate on Tuesday, February 27 unanimously adopted Senate Resolution No. 929 honoring the global contributions of South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-Moon, the 8 th secretary general of the United Nations General Assembly. President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri, together with the other...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is setting an example by leading in maintaining perfect attendance along with 11 other senators. "In the Senate, every day is a 'buckling-down-to-work' kind of day," he said on Tuesday, Feb. 27. According to Zubiri, he has once again extended his streak of...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay has accepted the apology Senator Robinhood Padilla has extended to her office and the Senate. Binay, in her letter to Padilla, confirmed she has already received his letter of apology, which he sent yesterday, Monday, February 26. Padilla has...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, February 27, has ordered the release of a subpoena against the primary suspects in the disappearance of beauty queen Catherine Camilon. Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate public order panel, approved this after Sen. Raffy Tulfo...
The Senate has the right to compel a witness to testify before its committee hearings no matter how influential they are, Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, February 27. Hontiveros pointed this out after Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the religious sect...
The Senate on Monday, February 26, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2492 or the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act which sets archipelagic boundaries in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) and the 2016 The Hague arbitral ruling. ...
