Senators are now seeking the conferment of the Senate Medal of Excellence to Carlos Yulo for clinching two gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France have been filed in the Senate. So far, four senators have filed separate resolutions seeking the conferment of the...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is seeking a tourism master plan from the national government and specific amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) in a bid to address the power woes in the country’s “crown jewels” of tourism. Senator Juan Miguel...
Senators on Sunday, August 4 hailed gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic gold medal win in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Yulo garnered a 15.000 score in the men's floor exercise on Aug. 3, 2024 to become the first Filipino gymnast to reach the podium and the country's second Olympic gold...
Using its reserve funds, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should strive to lower the contributions of its members and at the same time increase its case rates and expand its healthcare benefits, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. As chairman of the Senate Committee on...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 1 dismissed speculations she would be replacing outgoing Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual who will step down from his post effective Friday. Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo) Following Pascual’s resignation, Poe’s name cropped up as his possible...
The Senate has ratified anew, for the third time, the bicameral conference committee report on the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers on Wednesday, July 31. (MB file photo) Only the minority senators—Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and Deputy Minority Leader Risa...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, August 1 questioned why a high profile fugitive is staying in former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s alleged residence in Tuba, Benguet. In a statement, Hontiveros raised this question in connection to allegations that Sun Liming, the Chinese...
A total of 22 senators signed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly known as the PUV Modernization Program. Those who authored Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1096 dated July 30,...
OF TREES AND FOREST Let me begin by sending my prayers to fellow Filipinos who were affected by typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. According to the initial report by government agencies, 21 people from Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon died while more than 200,000 people,...
The Senate on Tuesday, July 30, adopted a resolution commending former senator and now Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero led the Upper Chamber in hailing Angara’s appointment as the new chief of the Department of Education...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) still has P500-billion in its chest fund that it can use dedicatedly for the improvement of its health packages for the benefit of its members. PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. made this...
Department of Finance (DOF) Ralph Recto clarified on Tuesday, July 30, that the remittance of P89.9 billion in unused funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is not illegal. Recto said this during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, as he addressed...
