Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday night announced that he will be seeking a return to the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. JV and Jinggoy Estrada made the announcement during his online press conference on Wednesday night. This means Estrada will again face off with his...
President Duterte's defense of his supposed friends involved in the government's contracts with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should not be equated to tolerating acts of corruption. Senator Francis Tolentino (KEVIN DELA CRUZ/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Administration ally Senator Francis...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday,Sept. 29 slammed the lawyer of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation director Linconn Ong for accusing her of bribing the company’s former warehouse staff who testified on the alleged substandard face shields the firm delivered to the government. Hontiveros,...
Senators on Wednesday, September 29, hailed Senator Manny Pacquiao after deciding to finally retire from boxing after a glittering decades-long career in the fighting ring, saying he will always be remembered as the “greatest boxer of all time.” Manny Pacquiao (AFP) “Manny Pacquiao will...
Senators thanked on Wednesday, September 29, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for heeding the calls to extend the period of voter's registration for the 2022 elections. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) “We thank Chairman Abas and the Comelec for...
(PULSE ASIA) About 25 percent of adult Filipinos are likely to vote for Senate President Vicente Sotto III as the next vice president if the May 2022 elections were held today, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Pulse Asia's non-commissioned Ulat ng Bayan...
Senators believe that it's time for the government's pandemic task force to let local government units (LGUs) handle the COVID-19 and its impacts on their jurisdictions. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it was placed under lockdown...
Will the alleged scam on the government's procurement of COVID-19 supplies reach Malacañang? "Yes." Senator Richard Gordon (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) This was the answer by Senator Richard J, Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, when asked Wednesday, September 29, on whether...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to simplify the adoption process in the Philippines. Senate of the Philippines plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed support to the Senate bill which raises the he age for determining statutory rape from 12 years old to 16 years old. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said once signed into law, Senate Bill No. 2332 or An Act Increasing the Age for...
Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar In my column last week, I talked about several innovations we introduced in order to adapt to the changing retail experience brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. From self-checkout kiosks that minimize physical contact between staff and...
Controversial Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation executive Krizle Grace Mago on
Tuesday, Sept. 28 vowed to do her best “to continue to cooperate” with the ongoing congressional inquiry into the alleged overpricing of COVID-19 supplies delivered by her firm to government. In a statement...
