President Marcos described his short meeting with former election rival , former vice president Leni Robredo, as a "political reconciliation" and that he was happy that it happened. TWO YEARS LATER — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. exchanges pleasantries with former vice president...
Senator Imee Marcos is set to write a "love letter" to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero and Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe to address concerns regarding the bicameral conference committee procedures on the national budget which, for her, requires some changes....
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, it would be better if the Senate's parallel probe on Rodrigo Duterte's controversial drug war would not be led by the ex-president's close allies Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go. In a chance interview on Thursday, Oct. 17,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero described the short meeting between President Marcos and former vice president Leni Robredo as “symbolic,” saying it was a gesture that most politicians could learn from. TWO YEARS LATER — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. exchanges...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero admitted on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it will be tough for the chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the measure that sought to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory. (Senate Public Relations and...
OF TREES AND FOREST Coffee Project was a passion project for Camille and myself. Before, we would visit Vista Malls and our other projects and lament the lack of a nice, cozy coffee spot where we can meet while enjoying a cup of Joe. So we thought about putting up the coffee shop of our dreams. It...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero hailed the signing of the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program, as he believed that the revival of the program marks a major step toward an independent foreign policy for the Philippines. President Marcos signs into law the Self-Reliant Defense...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero says it's about time to waive service fees on certain electronic fund transfers, as these are long overdue. Escudero had this to say as he backed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) move to remove such charges for personal transactions and payments to micro,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) can afford to lower its members' mandatory contribution thanks to the huge chunk of unutilized funds that it has accumulated over the years. Citing figures from the Department of Finance (DOF)...
OF TREES AND FOREST Whenever I travel abroad, in Europe or anywhere in the world really, I am always amazed at how the other peoples of the world are crazy about football. It is regarded as the world’s most popular sport in the world with an estimated 3.5 billion fan base. One of the reasons for...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expressed confidence that the bill imposing a 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions would shore up government coffers by at least P80 billion in revenues. Escudero said that this would level the playing field for local and foreign...
Alice Guo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) New information on dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo's alleged identity as a Chinese spy surfaced when an Al Jazeera documentary about Chinese tycoon She Zhijiang came out. But for...
