FINDING ANSWERS RA 7277, officially known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, became law in 1992 during my first term as senator. The law we crafted to improve the total well-being of Persons with Disability (PWD) defined disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially...
*Former Senator Panfilo Lacson (Arnold Quizol)* Former Senator Panfilo Lacson, who for many months we saw and heard every day in various forms of media until after the May 2022 elections, went farming, running, biking, and breathing the fresh air – doing things that did not interest social...
BETTER DAYS Respect for elders is one of the well-known attributes of Filipino culture and heritage. In fact, our Constitution contains several provisions that deal with the protection of our lolos and lolas. It is the duty of the family and the State to take care of the elderly members of society....
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) Senator Grace Poe on Friday, April 21, said the shortage in driver’s license plastic cards should be nipped in the bud before it could create another gargantuan backlog for the Land Transportation Office (LTO). Issuing a license printed on paper is prone to wear...
Former senator Leila de Lima told Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla that she would rather be granted bail based on the merits in her two remaining drug cases pending in Muntinlupa courts rather than on humanitarian grounds. De Lima issued a statement from her detention cell in Camp Crame in...
'TOL VIEWS Tension between China and Taiwan continues to escalate as the United States warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait last Sunday, in what may be perceived as an affirmation of the United States’ readiness to defend Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region amid China’s efforts to...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Claims that there are trafficked foreigners being forced to work in cryptocurrency scam operations in the Philippines are very serious allegations that merit investigation by concerned agencies, Senator Jinggoy Ejerecito Estrada said on Thursday, April 20. It...
Former senator Leila de Lima vehemently opposed the reopening of the trial for one of her two remaining drugs cases that has been set by a Muntinlupa court for decision on May 12. Former senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of Justice in February (Contributed photos) Through her lawyer,...
Senator Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB) Senator Imee Marcos wonders why the Philippine government should rely on foreigners for its external defense. Marcos, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, brought this up after Malacañang agreed to the addition of four Enhanced Defense Cooperation...
Senator JV Ejercito (Senate PRIB) Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, April 18, expressed his support for the passage of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Bill. Presiding over the hearing of the Senate Sub-Committee on the PPP Act, Ejercito said that enacting the measure would...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB) Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, April 18, met with Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States (US) Trade Representative, who is in the country to drum up support for Americam trade policies under the Biden administration and expound on...
FINDING ANSWERS Many questions about the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and its four new sites have been raised. Foremost among them are: Would EDCA drag the Philippines into a United States-China war over Taiwan? Would the additional EDCA sites deter China from attacking Taiwan? And...
