The bicameral conference committee approved on Wednesday, July 17, the final version of the Maritime Zones Bill. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) "Yung salient points ay sinama natin yung sa Palawan, sinama natin yung sa Philippine Rise. Tapos ni-reconcile natin yung...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is optimistic that Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano will soon reconcile following an organizational meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges. "Positive naman ako, mararangal na tao yung mga makakausap...
Although she asked them to stay until the incoming Department of Education (DepEd) secretary says otherwise, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, July 17, revealed that at least one of the five who resigned from the agency will be transferring to the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Vice...
Senator Robinhood Padilla expressed optimism over the strong and deep friendship between the Philippines and the Czech Republic, hoping that these ties would last. Padilla recently visited the Czech Republic to observe how it regulates the use of medical cannabis. While there, he noted that while...
Senator Grace Poe welcomed the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board's (LTFRB) directive to allow unconsolidated jeepneys and UV express units to operate in some routes. "It's a win-win situation: ensuring adequate transportation for commuters on one hand, and providing drivers...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s an idea whose time has come – not only today but years ago. And nothing can be more powerful, as the renowned French novelist Victor Hugo said, than an idea whose time has come. At last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Prince Hotel media forum, former Supreme Court Justice...
BETTER DAYS 2024 marks the 50th year Nutrition Month is being celebrated in the Philippines. It was in 1974, during the administration of then President Ferdinand Marcos that the celebration of Nutrition Month started by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 491, s. 1974, which also paved the way for...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has pushed anew for his proposed ‘Batang Magaling Act’ or Senate Bill (SB) No. 2367 to boost the employability of senior high school (SHS) graduates. Gatchalian reiterated his push following statements made by President Marcos to make sure that SHS graduates are ready...
"Kung biro man yan ay napakasamang biro." (If that was a joke, it was an absolutely bad one.) This was Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros' reaction to Vice President Sara Duterte's "designated survivor" remark after the latter confirmed that she won't attend President Marcos’ third...
The Senate on Saturday, July 13, issued an arrest order against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and seven others after “unduly refusing to appear, despite due notices,” in the upper chamber's investigation on the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in her town. In...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa lamented President Marcos' decision to veto the proposed Philippine National Police (PNP) reform bill, something he "passionately shepherded" by highlighting its urgency. (Senate PRIB/MB file photo) The former PNP chief said that Senate Bill 2249 and House Bill 8327...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a resolution urging the Department of Health (DOH) to foster and strengthen international collaboration with its foreign counterparts for medical cannabis. Padilla said that this is to harness expertise and expand research and development in a bid...
