Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Oct 3, called on the public to be vigilant against the proliferation of fake news and clickbait headlines that are fomenting disinformation to muddle and deflect the people’s attention away from the Senate’s investigation into the alleged overpriced COVID-19...
Commission on Elections (MANILA BULLETIN) Fewer senatorial and partylist aspirants have filed their bids for national posts in the May 2022 elections on Saturday, Oct. 2. Senate race On the second day of the filing of candidacy for the Senate race, five senatorial hopefuls have filed their...
Senator Panfilo Lacson has questioned the proposal of the Department of National Defense (DND) to transfer some P35 billion from the budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to an appropriation whose release will depend on the President. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the...
Ex-senator JV Ejercito Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is officially seeking a Senate comeback as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Saturday, Oct. 2. Ejercito served as senator from 2013 to 2019. He ran again in the 2019 midterm polls but failed to get into...
President Duterte could cause a constitutional crisis should he pursue his order to members of his Cabinet and law enforcers to ignore the legislative hearings of the Senate. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Senators Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson both raised the possibility after...
“Missing” Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp. executive Krizle Grace Mago was placed under “protective custody’ of the House of Representatives after presenting herself by her lonesome before the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms at around 6:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 1. Pharmally executive Krizle Mago...
Comelec Director James Jimenez Fourteen individuals vying for seats in the Senate have filed their certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Harbor Garden Tent in Sofitel Manila, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 1. Among the early birds during the first day of the filing were House Deputy Speaker...
Opposition senators on Friday, Oct. 1, slammed President Duterte's plans to block officials in his Cabinet from attending hearings in the Senate. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Francis Pangilinan said Duterte was "desperately trying to cover up" the alleged...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is asking lawmakers for a P36-million budget for 2022 to support the government's anti-insurgency task force in its efforts against communist rebels. President Duterte listens to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during a briefing at Bahay Malago inside...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Comelec) Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Friday, Oct. 1. An advocate of women’s rights, gender equality, and health, Hontiveros is the current national chairperson of Akbayan Partylist. Hontiveros told...
Comelec Former Senate secretary Lutgardo Barbo is now seeking a seat in the Senate. Barbo was among the early birds who filed their certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Garden Tent in Sofitel, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 1 Barbo is professor at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government,...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained on Friday, Oct. 1, that the upper chamber still respects its co-equal executive department even if President Duterte would bar officials from attending their legislative inquiries. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of Sen....
