The Senate has amended its rules to authorize the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) to protect members of the Upper Chamber, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, August 7. Escudero said amendments to a portion of its rules was done during the plenary session on...
Local communist groups seem to target students who are shy but smart. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rose (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa pointed this out during the continuation of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the issue. Aside...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution honoring the contributions of renowned star-maker Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde, known as “Mother Lily,” in the Philippine entertainment industry. Estrada filed Senate Resolution No. 1109 on Monday, August 5 which also...
H.E. Ambassador ENDO Kazuya In celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship, the Embassy of Japan and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) co-hosted the Philippines-Japan Friendship Week from July 30 to 31, 2024, at the DMW Central Office in Mandaluyong City. Department of Migrant Workers...
Ambassador Titanilla Tóth of the Embassy of Hungary with alumni presenters Ysobel Maria Rivera, Kristine Grace Hayo, Roland Fajardo, and Carolyn Cheng of the Kodály Society of the Philippines Led by Ambassador Titanilla Tóth, the Embassy of Hungary recently held this year’s Stipendium...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for an issuance of system impact study (SIS) for power projects that shall be shorter than three months, so the country can further speed up developments in the renewable energy (RE) sector. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla, the length of...
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NCHP) led the celebration of the 22nd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the Start of the Siege in Baler, Aurora on July 1, 2024. Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri and Ambassador Miguel Utray Delgado...
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...
Prior to trading resumption in the reserve market, the Department of Energy (DOE) has instructed the operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) to issue guidelines on the synchronization of dispatch intervals for both traded energy capacities and ancillary services for an efficient...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada stressed the crucial role of military officials and defense scholarsPhilippines’ defense against growing cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada) He said this in a speech...
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,...
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...
