Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is optimistic that Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano will soon reconcile following an organizational meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges. "Positive naman ako, mararangal na tao yung mga makakausap...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 17 assured that the Senate will work harder to maintain the public’s trust in the institution. Escudero made the assurance after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed him holding a 69 percent trust rating. “On...
OF TREES AND FOREST A piece of very interesting news caught my eye recently, various news organizations reported that “more people have left Metro Manila in the past five years than those coming into the National Capital Region.” This was a statement from an official of the Philippine...
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Lt. Gen. (ret.) Roberto Ancan said on Tuesday, July 16, that he could ensure the safety of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo once she's within the Senate premises. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Gen. (ret.) Roberto Ancan talks to the media after showing the detention room on...
By Hannah L. Torregoza Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 15 dared suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo and six other personalities who have been subpoenaed by the Senate to appear at the Upper Chamber’s ongoing investigation on Philippine Offshore...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s approval ratings will surely rise and improve if he decides to announce a total ban on the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
The Senate on Saturday, July 13, issued an arrest order against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and seven others after “unduly refusing to appear, despite due notices,” in the upper chamber's investigation on the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in her town. In...
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday, July 12 expressed confidence that the Senate’s concurrence to the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippine government would strengthen the country’s commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Legarda...
It can be "tricky" and "complicated" for the Senate to look into the Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's alleged offshore accounts, a matter earlier disclosed by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. "The allegations came from a member of the House and will most likely be looked into by...
Senator Risa Hontiveros believes that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is challenging their own documents when he denied being legal counsel to Lucky South 99, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) compound in Porac, Pampanga. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB photo) "Well,...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 11, urged the Senate to be vigilant against resource persons who would use mental health problems as a convenient excuse to avoid congressional inquiries and investigations. Binay made the call after the Senate committee on women and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should finalize the projected cost of the New Senate Building which is expected to rise significantly between P25-billion to P27-billion, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Accounts which is...
