Charter change (Cha-cha) proponents have pointed to the 1987 Constitution's restrictive economic provisions in pursuing amendments but Sen. Grace Poe said that the country has always been open to foreign investors. Sen. Grace Poe says the Philippines has made strides in opening up the local...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he is prepared to "risk" his position in the upper chamber should the push to amend the 1987 Constitution go beyond economic provisions. Zubiri allayed fears that political revisions to the existing Charter may be proposed in the Senate's journey...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has formally written a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), the Name Above Every Name church who is currently facing allegations of human...
Senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Imee Marcos on Tuesday, November 28 criticized Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ move to file a resolution calling on President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody...
Senators on Thursday, November 23 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to devise all means to bring back home 17 Filipino seafarers who were held hostage by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva offered his prayers for the safety of the 17...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla urged the government to take every possible course of action in looking for ways to fund compensation programs for victims of the 2017 Marawi Siege. During his interpellation on Tuesday night, November 14, on the budget of the Marawi Compensation Board, Padilla said...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Saturday, Nov. 11 that he sees no socially redeeming value in importing gambling activities, particularly Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). He made the statement following the recent inspection conducted by Senators Risa...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, November 7 lifted the contempt order against the four leaders of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" namely Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senyor Agila", Janeth Ajoc, Mamerto Galanida, and Karren Sanico. The Senate security group...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 18, welcomed President Marcos' move to suspend the implementation of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Seeking further study of the law, Marcos issued the suspension through a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
For Sen. Risa Hontiveros, things could have turned out differently had the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) canceled the Proposed Protected Area Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA) of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" four years...
