A Senate panel has cited in contempt suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo who was absent at the resumption of the investigation on the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in her town on Wednesday, July 10. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada...
OF TREES AND FOREST As we confront our mortality, we naturally begin to ponder the legacy we will leave behind. What will I be remembered for? This is such an existential and serious question. And the answer I believe lies in the here and now: live your life. The second part of my reply to the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, July 9, that there's no longer a need for him to mediate between two veteran senators over the New Senate Building (NSB) review. (Senate PRIB photo) "Hindi na marahil siguro mag-12 taon na si Senator Nancy dito sa Senado, mag-15 taon na si...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that he would sign the arrest warrant against Bamban Mayor Alice Guo should Senator Risa Hontiveros request it. "At kung hindi sila dadalo nasa kamay ni Senator Risa kung siya ay magre-request na mag-issue ng warrant of arrest para sila ay puwersahang...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate has yet to receive a copy of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan but vowed to work for its immediate ratification considering its significant impact to the country’s defense and security. ...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday, July 8 that he will remain focused on conducting a factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB) project after an ethics complaint was formally filed against him. “Eyes on the ball tayong lahat. Ang ginagawa ni Senator Nancy Binay from...
Senators on Monday, July 8, expressed support to the signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan that would allow both countries to send military forces to each other's territory for joint drills. AGREEMENT SIGNED — Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Monday, July 8 formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano saying the latter resorted to name-calling and making baseless accusations against her and some personalities. Senator Nancy Binay formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen....
Her decision to run as Naga City mayor does not mean she’s leaving the causes she has fought for and her supporters behind, former vice president Leni Robredo said. Former vice president Leni Robredo (Photo from Atty. Leni Robredo/Facebook) In an interview on NewsWatch Plus’ Zoom In on...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, his senator-colleagues are humans and not emotionless robots. He said this in defense of both Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano following their heated exchange during the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Accounts regarding the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to address the longstanding problem of faulty RFID systems, which had been causing traffic jams in several expressways. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services, expressed concern following complaints that the scanners...
Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson bared that the heated exchange between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano was "painful to watch" as it unfolded during a Senate panel hearing on the New Senate Building. In a statement on Friday, July 5, Lacson said that while agrees to the necessity...
