People reacted favorably to the [acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/12/muntinlupa-court-dismisses-drug-case-vs-de-lima) in another drug case on May 12 in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 found de Lima and Ronnie Dayan not guilty...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has called on the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to strengthen enterprise-based training (EBT), or programs that are developed within companies and firms. “We keep saying that EBT is the best way to improve outcomes and...
An aide of former Negros Oriental governor Henry Pryde Teves has accused Siaton Mayor Cezanne Fritz Diaz of harassing him in a confrontation on Wednesday, following the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs’ hearings into the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 11 filed a resolution to investigate the recent memorandum of the Department of Agriculture (DA) mandating the use of biofertilizers. Hontiveros said she filed Senate Resolution No. 608 into Memorandum Order No. 32 to prevent a repeat of the 2004...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo is proposing a one-strike policy for abusive employers who are not complying with the country’s minimum wage law and are not giving the benefits due to their workers. Tulfo, vice chairman of the Senate labor committee, stressed this during the Senate Committee on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, May 11 said consumers should invoke provisions of Republic Act No. 11765 or the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act to hold financial institutions accountable for any fraudulent financial transactions. Gatchalian made the call...
'TOL VIEWS All gears continue to fire up in the on-going 32nd Southeast Asian Games and 12th Para Games in Cambodia. Southeast Asian sports once again take center stage as athletes from 11 nations compete in the 37 sports events lined up for the sports meet. The SEA Games scheduled to run from...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, May 10 sponsored the proposed Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units (LGUs) or Senate Bill No. 2165, one of the priority measures of the Marcos administration. The bill primarily seeks to institutionalize the...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has lifted the contempt order against a police officer who was linked to an assassination attempt in Dumaguete City. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who made a motion to lift the contempt order against PS/Sgt Noel Alabata at the...
As the World Health Organization ended Covid-19 as a global emergency, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon reiterated that the virus is still present and that the government should still vaccinate senior citizens and people with comorbidities. Courtesy of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 10 called on energy officials to step up and proactively address the widespread power outages looming over the country, lamenting how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) seems to be tarrying in...
Officers of G-Xchange, Inc. (operator of GCash) and Globe Telecom, Inc. on Wednesday, May 10, visited Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. at his Senate office to explain the circumstances surrounding the service outage that hit the digital platform last Monday and Tuesday. Officers of G-Xchange, Inc....
