Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is looking to file a bill that seeks to decouple the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) roles as both system operator and network transmission provider in a bid to address national security concerns. “I truly believe that the system operation of the...
Senator Joel Villanueva has expressed optimism over the enactment of the proposed Blue Economy Act, which seeks to sustain the Philippines’ oceanic resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and the health of the country’s ocean ecosystems. Both the House of Representatives and Senate...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (left), Royina Garma (Facebook) Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go has expressed willingness to attend the hearing of the House quad-committee (quad-comm) on the previous Duterte administration's war on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure that would allow graduates of accredited teacher education centers of excellence that achieved a consistent rate of at least 80 percent in the last five years to submit a portfolio showing the attainment of professional standards for...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian denied that the agency turned down requests from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for financial aid such as the Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situations (AICS). Gatchalian had this to say during the hearing of...
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go said he was never involved in former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. "Bilang (As the) Special Assistant of the President noon, I have no participation whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in the operational requirements of the war on drugs," he said...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (left), Kerwin Espinosa (Facebook, Speaker’s office) In the eyes of former top cop Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa's testimony during the marathon hearing of the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte, together with Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, recently met with Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo. (From left to right) Former president Rodrigo Duterte, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo and Senator Bong Go....
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa says he has no idea about the so-called "Davao model" from where the design of the previous Duterte administration's national drug war patterned from. "I have no idea on that," Dela Rosa said in a message to reporters late Friday night, Oct. 11. He was a former Davao...
"Who’s Mary Ann Maslog?" President Marcos said this as he denied allegations that Malacañang allegedly tapped Maslog to link former president Rodrigo Duterte into Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO)-related crimes. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the reported cases of women being trafficked abroad to become surrogates as part of an infant trafficking scheme. Hontiveros filed on Oct. 10 Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1211, which...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that 159,000 new students will benefit from the increase in Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) beneficiaries from Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) households, which will receive financial assistance for education-related expenses. Based on an analysis by the...
