Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has lauded the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for arresting one of the suspects who hacked and used his credit card to purchase P1.1-million worth of liquor items through an online delivery platform early this year. Gatchalian said he hopes the NBI would follow...
Senator Francis Tolentino has raised national security concerns over a proposal that would allow foreign companies to fully control and operate toll expressways in the Philippines. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Tolentino, in a statement on Wednesday, August 4, stressed that...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I have nothing but admiration and respect for our Filipino athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics. In my book, they are the epitome of hard work and perseverance. As we go to press, we have already won our first gold medal courtesy of the...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday, August 3 vowed to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks to clarify the controversy regarding the preferential tax rates of private schools. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said she is now waiting for the transmittal of the House of...
Senators have decided not to hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 23 following the scheduled reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed to reporters that the chamber will suspend its...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has expressed concern over a proposal that would allow a total foreign ownership of telecommunication companies as part of the amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA). Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) During the plenary debates on...
President Duterte seemed to be on the edge about fielding Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar as a senatorial candidate in the 2022 polls, saying the Executive Department will lose a "top performer" if he won the elections. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar and President...
The Senate will not hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 11 as the government imposes anew the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri confirmed to reporters on Monday, August 2, that...
The Commission on Audit records has revealed that former Senator Freddie Webb continues to fail to return to government the P112,928.30 unspent office rental deposit for an office space reportedly “refunded” to him during his incumbency as senator in 1998....
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Aug. 1 said the President’s ever-changing and shifting stance on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) validates the Senate's position that foreign policy should be a shared power and responsibility between the President and the Senate. Drilon, a...
Members of the Senate are considering suspending plenary sessions in light of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri disclosed that the chamber...
A former senator allegedly pocketed P112,928.30 in rental deposit refund that was entrusted to him in 1998, the Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed. In the 2020 Annual Audit Report (AAR) for the Senate, COA asked Senate’s Deputy Secretary for Administration and Financial Services to explain...
