‘TOL VIEWS With the LRT extension from Pasay to Parañaque now up and rolling, we expect our riding public to travel with greater comfort and ease. Travel time reduced equates to energy saved, stress avoided, added time for work and family. Thanks to the LRT extensions, Filipino train...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in plenary session the ad interim appointment of Jonvic Remulla as secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). In moving for Remulla's confirmation, Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that as local chief executive, he's...
It's up to local chief executives to go after Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) that are pretending to be restaurants and resorts, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla breezes...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a new autonomous region for the people of Sulu, following its exclusion from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla filed on Tuesday, Nov. 19, Senate Bill 2879, which establishes the Basulta Autonomous...
Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) for what he called their unfinished and non-operational Balog Balog Dam project Phase 2 in San Jose, Tarlac. During the plenary deliberations on Monday, Nov. 18, for the proposed budget of NIA for 2025, Tulfo questioned the...
FINDING ANSWERS A watershed moment it certainly was when two pieces of legislation authored by Sen. Francis Tolentino were signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last Nov. 8. The two new laws—RA 12064 which declared the maritime zones under Philippine jurisdiction, and RA 12065 which...
Amid ongoing typhoon response efforts, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Monday, Nov. 18, that it has assisted 7,040 individuals affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Pepito is the 16th tropical storm this year and the...
Senator Nancy Binay said on Monday, November 18 that criminal cases may likely be filed if barangay officials are found to be involved in the anomalous surge of voters in Makati. Sen. Nancy Binay expresses her bafflement regarding the additional number of voters in the two districts of Makati...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the spread of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines. Gatchalian says that the probe seeks to provide a safer online environment for young people. “It is important that we make sure that child...
For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, weather advisories of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) should be simplified for ordinary Filipinos in order help communities prepare better for incoming typhoons. “Weather advisories...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed concerns over the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) low loan utilization rate and project delays. Sen. Joel Villanueva observes that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has a very low loan utilization rate during Thursday’s deliberation, November 14, 2024...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
