Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and several of her supposed co-conspirators may face 609 to 1,218 years of jail time should they be proven guilty of money laundering, an official from Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) official said on Thursday, Sept. 5. Sen. Risa Hontiveros says that...
An official from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has expressed doubt over Shiela Guo's story that she fled the Phillippines by boat together with Alice Guo and Wesley Guo, noting the multiple inconveniences they could have encountered while at sea. Senator Raffy Tulfo presides over the public...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Thursday, Sept. 5, that the proposed Archipelagic Sea Lanes Law would strengthen the Philippines' territorial integrity and national security. (Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino) He mentioned this after it was approved...
After a series of hearings on the sexual harassment case involving actor Sandro Muhlach, Senator Robinhood Padilla seeks to update legislation on incidents such as this, filing three bills on the issue. Sen. Robinhood Padilla files three bills following the holding of several hearings of the...
From leaving their farm in Bamban, Tarlac to boarding a boat to Malaysia during their escape from the Philippines, Alice and Shiela were almost inseparable and they're bound to reunite yet this time, in the detention facility of the Senate. This was after the dismissed mayor Alice, was arrested in...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in a plenary session the ad interim appointments and nominations of 32 generals/flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The CA's Committee on National Defense approved the promotion of the following generals...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
Senator Raffy Tulfo met with various heads of government agencies online amid the Senate work suspension to ensure public safety amid the inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday, September 2. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services immediately warned the...
FINDING ANSWERS Last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Hotel featured the highly accomplished former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, popularly known as Tito Sen, my close friend for almost four decades now, ever since he run and won as vice-mayor of Quezon City in the late ‘80s. At that time, he...
Sen. Grace Poe pushed anew for the passage of her bill strengthening the country's animal welfare law, affirming her advocacy for animal rights. (Photo from the Facebook page of Senator Grace Poe) Poe also lauded the initiatives of private groups and individuals to help improve the situation of...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., on Monday, September 2, asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to address the imminent hazards brought by Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). Revilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Works, tasked the DPWH to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Friday, Aug. 30, that he never gave any "monetary consideration or reward" for any accomplishments of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning the previous administration's drug war. (MB file photo) "Unang-una (First of all), I swear to God, I never...
