Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought an investigation into the implications of a 17-percent reciprocal tariff imposed on the Philippines by the United States, the country’s largest export market. Gatchalian said it is important for the government to ascertain the potential impact of the...
Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino has received new endorsements from Rizal Gov. Nina Ynares and other local officials in the province. Rizal Gov. Nina Ynares (left) endorses the candidacy of former senator and independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino (center) during his visit to...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part 1) What’s in a name? It’s amazing how, sometimes, one’s given name is truly a reflection of one’s personality. Cynthia (woman from Cynthus) is apparently one of the nicknames of the Greek goddess Artemis, who together with her twin brother Apollo was born on...
Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan will launch a series of interviews with supporters and non-supporters alike in a bid to cut across political lines and provide insight into his plans should he win in the May 2025 midterm polls. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan signs the community...
Two resolutions seeking to honor the life and achievements of National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor, and Asia’s Queen of Songs, Pilita Corrales, have been filed in the Senate. ‘Asia’s Queen of Songs,’ Pilita Corrales (left) and the Philippine’s one and only...
Senator Imee Marcos called the detainment of Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Ambassador Markus Lacanilao a "gentle slap on the wrist". Photo from the Senate’s Office of the Sergeant at Arms (OSAA) In a statement on Tuesday, April 22, Marcos said that Lacanilao should have been detained...
Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino wants to serve as Zambales province’s “voice” in the Senate if he gets elected in next month’s polls. Former senator Bam Aquino and Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane (Photo from Bam Aquino Media Bureau) Aquino was in Zambales on Monday, April 21,...
Actress Janine Gutierrez has expressed her support for former senator Bam Aquino, who is running in the upcoming May 12, 2025 midterm elections. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino (center) with actress Janine Gutierrez (left) and Anne Curtis (right) Gutierrez, who is...
Vice President Sara Duterte defended her endorsement of Senator Imee Marcos and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar for senator in the upcoming May midterm polls, saying that together with her father’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) bets, they would unite the country....
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, April 20 expressed fears of a repeat of the 2023 MT Princess Empress oil spill and the back-to-back oil spills that occurred last year following the capsizing of the Chinese-flagged MV Hong Hai 16 off Occidental Mindoro last Tuesday, April 15. Senate...
As the whole nation mourns the death of Nora Aunor, lawmakers on Thursday, April 17, paid their tribute to the national artist and one of the pillars of the Philippine entertainment industry. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, a fellow Bicolano, extended his deepest condolences to...
Vice President Sara Duterte reminded her supporters of how Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta came to her defense during the congressional inquiries against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in a new political ad to endorse his Senate candidacy. Vice President Sara Duterte appears...
