National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. made a promise on Saturday, May 1, that he will look into the Senate's call for the removal of Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. as a spokesperson of the government's anti-insurgency task force. Senators Panfilo Lacson and Franklin Drilon have insisted...
Senator Pia Cayetano said it is high-time the government prioritizes investments in infrastructure for healthcare facilities to enable the Philippines cope with health emergency crisis like the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cayetano, during the Senate Committee on Health and...
Senators on Thursday, April 29, rallied behind President Duterte in refusing to pull out the Philippines' patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Members of the Philippine Coast Guard conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea on April 24, 2021. On Wednesday, April 28, President...
The Philippines' garments manufacturers and exporters are now looking at exporting medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) to other countries as the government supposedly continued to show preference for foreign-made products. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Nakakatawa 'no, tayo magsusupply...
If anyone is complicating issues in the West Philippines Sea, it is China, who should stop its aggression. Senators made the assertion Wednesday, April 28, after China demanded the Philippines to "respect" its sovereignty, and stop maritime exercises and activities that are "complicating the...
Frontline workers of the Philippine Congress may get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon as they are now part of the A4 priority group of the government's vaccination program. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar This was the word used by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the growing gap between the number of vaccines available to rich countries and the measly numbers given to developing countries. The latter rely mainly on...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 27, expressed belief that the government can maintain the tariff rates and adjust the minimum access volume (MAV) in the importation of pork to more reasonable levels. (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Keith Bacongco) At the Senate Committee of the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, April 27, warned that communists and terrorists will likely benefit if the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is defunded of its P19-billion budget. Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa supports the retention of the...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar on Tuesday, April 27, sought a Senate-Malacañang compromise on a controversial presidential order increasing a minimum access value (MAV) of and reducing tariff rates on pork imports. Senator Cynthia Villar during the hybrid hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on...
Fifteen senators on Tuesday, April 27, have filed the resolution which seeks to censure National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr. for his "disrespectful and derogatory" remarks against members of the Senate following their call...
Despite being red-tagged by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the Senate employees’ union had set up a community pantry within the Senate’s vicinity to help nearby residents in Pasay City. Members of the SENADO, the union of Senate employees, set up...
