Among the main agendas for the looming Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is to clarify the involvement including the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), as well as the various government...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said it is up to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to decide whether the Philippines will rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). Escudero made the remark following calls of various groups for Marcos to rejoin the ICC in order...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Senate to look into the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) supposed cancellation of a housing agreement within the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal. Masungi Georeserve (MB file photo) Cayetano, in filing Senate Resolution No. 1323,...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that the Senate's scheduled investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte should prevent the nation's further political division. Former President Rodrigo Duterte (MB file photo) He stated this after Senator Imee Marcos pushed for an...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, March 17 assured that institutional courtesy would be given to Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa in the event the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant against him. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB file photo) Escudero...
The Philippines may replicate South Korea’s Hallyu Wave model to boost the local entertainment industry and tourism, former senator Kiko Pangilinan, who is running for another Senate term in the May 2025 polls, said. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan and his wife, Megastar Sharon...
Senator Imee Marcos is seeking to conduct an urgent Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, which, for her, is an issue that has "deeply divided the nation". Former President Rodrigo Duterte appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing via video...
Former senator Bam Aquino, who is running for a Senate seat in the May 2025 elections, said that sari-sari store and carinderia owners, as well as market vendors, should be given ayuda or government aid during times of high inflation. Senatorial bet Bam Aquino holds a dialogue with owners of...
Underscoring the need for government to help small businesses, former senator Bam Aquino said on Saturday, March 15, that a tax relief must be given to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino speaks to some micro-entrepreneurs and workers...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has given the go-signal for senators to start getting measurements for the impeachment robe they would be using for the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. confirmed this on Friday, March...
As the first senatorial candidate to visit Cabadbaran City in Mindanao, former senator Bam Aquino on Thursday, March 13, made a promise to be the voice for the rights of indigenous peoples and their ancestral domain if he wins another seat in Senate. CAMPAIGN TRAIL--Independent senatorial candidate...
Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a surprise visit to several accommodation houses in Metro Manila and revealed the "prison-like" conditions in shelters that temporarily house overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) awaiting deployment abroad. (Photo from Senator Raffy Tulfo's office) Tulfo, who chairs the...
