The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to promote foreign investments in the Philippines. Senator Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, who presented the bicam report on the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1156 and...
The bill which seeks to extend the availability of the 2021 appropriations up to December 31, 2022 has hurdled second reading at the Senate. The Senate approved House Bill No. 10373 which seeks to extend the validity of the 2021 national budget with Senator Panfilo Lacson manifesting his dissent on...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday made it clear that he did not support then Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for president when the latter ran for the country’s top government post in the May 2016 elections. In fact, Gordon said, he voted for Sen. Grace Poe, who was also running for president at...
President Duterte gave due thanks on Monday night, Dec. 6 to Filipino frontliners for their "impressive" feat of bringing the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections back down to the triple-digit range. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Better days ahead because...
Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is the country’s only hope of getting a “servant leader” who will lead by example and dedicate himself in serving people with sincerity and utmost integrity. Vice Mayor Giancarlo Sotto Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor has called on the Senate to pass the House bill that seeks to create a new Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) which he said is “absolutely crucial to enable the country to suppress future pandemics.” “The bill is already with the Senate, after the House...
Senator Richard Gordon has called for the immediate filing of tax fraud charges against five motorcycle dealers who purportedly defrauded the government of billions of pesos from selling motorcycles. Gordon’s call stems from the result of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Richard Gordon chided President Rodrigo Duterte for asking Filipinos to support his senatorial bid when he failed his countrymen as chief executive. President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Richard Gordon At the resumption of the Senate probe into the so-called...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said bared his proposed amendments to the P5-trillion national budget for 2022, which includes slashing a total of over P9-billion questionable worth of appropriations. In a statement, Lacson said he proposed reduction of funds for items such as farm-to-market...
Senators on Wednesday, Dec. 1, approved on third and final reading the bill granting Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eder Zobel de Ayala who has dedicated her life to various socio-civic activities in the Philippines and championed for literacy, education, and family planning in...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I have said it before and I will say it again — entrepreneurs will lead our country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the recently concluded Villar SIPAG’s 10th OFW & Family Summit, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M....
Malacañang is leaving it up to Congress to decide whether or not it will craft a law that would make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mandatory in the country. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) "Kailangan po ng batas. Mas magiging ano yan, mas...
