A Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) official said Wednesday, Dec.1 that the ruling party still has the option of adopting a presidential aspirant for the 2021 elections. Senator Bong Go (standing) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, as Cabinet Secretary...
A bill that seeks to amend the country’s law against human trafficking has made it to the Senate plenary and is due for deliberations. Sen. Risa Hontiveros Hontiveros endorsed Senate Bill No. 2449 or Committee Report No. 333 that seeks to expand on the provisions of Republic Act No. 9208, as...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he fully supports efforts to restore the original proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) saying sufficient funding would help sustain the humanitarian and development projects in...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday apologized to critics of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after he made remarks calling them “bwisit” saying he was just venting his frustration during an interview on Sunday morning. “Kahapon na-bwisit...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday defended the Senate Committee on Finance’s decision to slash the budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in 2022 as he took exception to Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s tirades against those who...
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go confirmed on Monday afternoon, Nov. 15 the senatorial bid of President Duterte. Senator Bong Go (standing) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Go, the newly-minted standard-bearer of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan...
In a surprising turn of events, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is new standard bearer of Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) while Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has withdrawn his certificate of candidacy for president under PDP-Laban on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Commission on...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, Nov. 11 rejected insinuations made by a colleague that the Senate could be seen as a supporter of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) if the funding for the government’s anti-insurgency task force would suffer drastic cuts. Angara, during the continuation of the...
The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) on Wednesday, Nov. 10 conceded that should Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio finally decides to run for a national post, it will affect the current political landscape. Cusi admitted this as much...
In terms of promoting “Catholic values and beliefs”, Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo garnered a high score in a recent survey conducted by Radyo Veritas. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Veritas Truth Survey (VTS) asked 2,400 respondents about their perception of who...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he is determined to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 elections despite any possible changes the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) may enforce before the Nov. 15 deadline for the substitution of candidates. While changes might...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Nov. 4 criticized a Senate colleague for complaining about the lengthy hearings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the alleged overpriced medical supplies that the government bought from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Though he didn’t name names, Gordon...