The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has confirmed that among the modus committed by “scam hubs” is being registered as a “legitimate” Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) business or a service provider for POGOs. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty, who...
The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) earned the ire of some senators on Tuesday, May 30 after it admitted responsibility for the glaring lapses in the implementation of their regulations on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Sen. Risa Hontiveros presides over Senate Committee on...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Monday, May 29 joined his colleagues in expressing outrage at how people lie or perjure themselves before the Senate and government bodies. The crime of perjury crosses political lines, Zubiri said as Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva referred to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 29 filed a resolution calling for a Senate investigation into the abrupt transfer of orphans from an orphanage in Quezon City to state-run facilities by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Hontiveros in filing Senate Resolution No. 643,...
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country's cultural properties, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, May 22, sought a Senate probe into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office today. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the...
China said on Thursday, May 18, it would support Chinese companies as they cooperate with the investigation of the Philippine government into the ownership situation of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China’s Foreign Ministry, said they back the...
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) is still trying to uncover pieces of evidence whether suspended Negros Oriental Congressman Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. could be considered a terrorist. NICA Director General Ricardo de Leon stated this when he appeared before the Senate public...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Thursday, May 11, directed the Senate security to investigate a near physical clash between supporters of two Negros Oriental political titans - slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and suspended Negros Oriental Congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. Dela Rosa,...
Senator Grace Poe has filed a resolution to investigate the alleged human trafficking and cyber fraud operations at the Clark Sun Valley Hub Corporation. "We need to uncover the true scale and roots of human trafficking in the country. This is an insidious crime that must stop," Poe, chairwoman of...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8, lamented the lack of improvement in the sugarcane industry in the Philippines with the problem being shifted to sugar importation. The sad situation persists despite the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 10659 (Sugarcane Industry...
The Senate blue ribbon committee on Monday, May 8 deferred anew its hearing on the alleged “state-sponsored” smuggling of 440,000 metric tons of sugar last February. Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, on Monday, May 8, expressed his dismay on the absence of...
Senator Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by some industries in the Philippines, saying this could potentially aggravate the country's unemployment situation. Marcos, in filing Senate Resolution No. 591, said lawmakers...
