The Senate plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, April 11, assured Filipinos that the Philippine Senate would continue to work harder and remain committed to preserving the institution’s tradition as the last bastion of democracy. ‘’We are truly...
Major shipping and logistic groups support the decision of the Senate to investigate, in aid of legislation, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its issuances that the groups claimed could lead to increase in logistics cost and price of food and basic commodities. The hearing will be conducted...
FINDING ANSWERS The cornerstone of our Christian faith is Jesus’ resurrection because without it, there would be no Christianity. So essential is the physical resurrection that the apostle Paul wrote the Corinthians, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your...
Is the meaning of “public service” already forgotten and lost in translation? Yes, so it seems, if we are to refer to the actions of government workers who stood “high and mighty” when dealing with ordinary Filipinos. Based on recent events, recorded via video and viral online, personnel...
BETTER DAYS Cancer continues to be among the leading causes of death in the Philippines. Based on preliminary data provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority, cancer was the third leading cause of death among Filipinos from January to May of 2022 — representing a 9.8 percent share just...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go was recently declared an "adopted son" of the Tuwali Tribe of Ifugao. The ceremony was held in Barangay Busilac, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Saturday, April 1, where, together with Tam-an Banaue Multipurpose Cooperatives (BMPC), members of the Ifugao Tuwali...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, April 5 that all transport systems should be in place as majority of travelers hit the road at the start of the Holy Week holidays. “The surge of passengers in bus terminals, seaports and airports during this season has been a yearly occurrence,” Poe...
Senators are now keen on pushing the passage of a bill seeking to establish the country’s first ever Center for Autism as the number of cases of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Philippines rises. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Senators Joseph Victor...
One day I was in between meetings and was sitting by myself drinking coffee and just watching people walk by the Coffee Project branch I was in. I was elated by the high volume of people entering the mall to eat, shop or just wander around. And I started thinking how blessed we are for surviving the...
A delegation of Philippine senators led by Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri met with their counterparts in the Japanese Diet, particularly members of the Japan Philippine Parliamentarians Friendship League (JPPFL), headed by Chairman Moriyama Hiroshi on Tuesday, April 4. ...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs will invite suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr., his brother former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves and officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its probe into the killing of Negros...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged authorities to expedite the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on the law on inclusive education for learners with disabilities. Gatchalian is referring to Republic Act No. 11650 or an Act Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services...
