‘TOL VIEWS Only four weeks to go till the much awaited 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Our Philippine team has already flown to the training camp in Metz last week for the final preparations for the games set to begin on July 26. Hopes are high that our 2024 Olympians will surpass...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, June 26, that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa may or may not attend the House Committee on Human Right invitation to the future hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous administration's bloody war on illegal...
Due to the confidential nature of the details behind the resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, it remains unclear why it took the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) more or less 12 hours to rescue the injured Navy personnel. In the middle of the hearing of...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. said on Tuesday morning (June 25) asked the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) called for the urgent issuance of a formal resolution to commence the implementation of the 30-day toll holiday in parts of CAVITEX. President Marcos announced that the collection of toll fee...
FINDING ANSWERS The Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) has gotten significant support in its mission to tackle malnutrition during the critical period in a child’s life—from conception to age two. No less than First Lady Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos led the June 15...
BETTER DAYS Over the past few decades we have seen an exponential growth in the use of technology and along with it, the amount of information that is being made available at the fingertips of people. A while back, the amount of content an individual can consume was dependent on his or her...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri underscored the need to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), following recent and brazen acts of aggression and violence coming from the Chinese maritime authorities in the West...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. on Friday (June 21) hailed the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for its move to suspend the collection of toll fees in some parts of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with DPWH Sec. Manulel Bonoan and Metro Pacific...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said that the ongoing factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB) is aimed at ensuring that it would be high quality at a reduced cost. Cayetano addressed the media for the first time on Friday, June 21 regarding the controversies surrounding the NSB...
Amid the ongoing discussions on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the head of Francisco Motors Corporation, one of the biggest and longest manufacturers of jeepneys bared on Friday, June 21, that they were not consulted in the creation of the national standard for the modern...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Thursday, June 20, that she's 100 percent convinced that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo "is not who she says she is." "She is not a simple person who grew up in a farm," she said in an interview. "But then how many more Alice Guos are there? Whether in political...
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the unprecedented number of gambling-related text scams. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1057, Villanueva said that while the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported a decline in...
