Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to look into the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) inability to properly disburse the funds allocated to it under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, as well as other delays in the implementation of its major projects. De Lima, in...
Government agencies should not be afraid of being called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) if they did nothing wrong or had no intention of doing so. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Sept. 2 said sees Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former budget undersecretary Christopher Lao as the officials who are primarily culpable for the “planned plunder’ in the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective...
Senators are rallying for the passage of the bill that proposes to institutionalize a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB) Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, said the measure serves as a "lifeboat of rights and privileges" for the...
The Senate decided on Wednesday, September 1, to further trim the number of employees who would be allowed to physically report for work due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in their ranks. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III, during...
Lawmakers on Wednesday, September 1, raised the possibility of extending the validity of the government's agreements with Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. up to 2046. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During the Senate Committee on Public...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday expressed belief that President Duterte is the mastermind behind the awarding of the P8.7-billion contract to Pharmally Corp. De Lima said this is evident following Duterte’s own admission of his links to all the persons involved in the transactions,...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has apparently disagreed with his boss President Duterte on the need to publicly discuss a "weighty" issue. MEA CULPA--Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque admits that he needs to lose weight during a virtual press briefing on Sept. 1, 2021 (Screenshot from...
Malacañang reiterated that there is no corruption involved in how the government manages the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the Senate has proven nothing yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday questioned why the Duterte government is negotiating with fugitives saying documents show that owners of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which entered into a multi-billion contract with Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS), have...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept. 1 said he would immediately take action should an ethics complaint is filed against Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go. Pacquiao is head of the Senate Committee on Ethics which handles complaints against members of the Upper Chamber. “As chairman of the...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept.1, said he feels vindicated following the release of the Commission on Audit’s (COA) annual report flagging the Department of Health’s (DOH) use of its P63.7-billion COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and his allies had earlier...
