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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, September 28 urged lawmakers to refrain from approving a measure if there is no specific source of funds. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda (Senate PRIB Photo) Legarda made the call after learning from...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes that the minor victims of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" have no reason to lie about the trauma they experienced. (Senate PRIB photo) For Dela Rosa, he sees no reason or motivation for the witnesses who are aged 12 to...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt four members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" including its President or leader Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senior Agila" after consistently denying the existence of child marriage in their community. ...
The leader of the so-called Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the Socorro 'cult' Jey Rence Quilario surfaced on Thursday, Sept. 28, denying the allegations being thrown at the group specifically the abuses, forced marriages and rape among its members. (Senate PRIB photo) This was...
Only 16 of the 219 aviation industry operators, who were identified as critically impacted business owners in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, got financial assistance from the P300 million allotted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and received P52.8 million in “excess...
To go back to the true objective of the Brigada Eskwela (BE), the Department of Education (DepEd) held a “simple” national kick-off of the program on Monday, Aug. 7. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Kasi noon, naging complicated, naging...
As the country commemorates Araw Ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor on Sunday, April 9, Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos to show “gallant acts of kindness and bayanihan” and work together to strengthen democratic institutions. Vice...
What do you think of when you hear the name Fernando Amorsolo? The “Dalagang Bukid,” “Bayanihan,” or “Early Traders” must be on your mind. BAYANIHAN - LEGO mosaic rendition of Amorsolo's Bayanihan, 1959, on exhibition as part of the Project AMORsolo. (MB/Pancho Parian) The three...
The Philippine Embassy in Turkiye on Saturday, Feb. 11, said four Filipino families were evacuated from the city of Gaziantep and they were brought to shelter in the Turkish capital of Ankara as the country suffers from the devastating impact of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake early last week....
Shopee recently partnered with Unilab to provide aid to those affected by the widespread fire in Mandaue and Typhoon Paeng that hit Cavite. Shopee delivered 40,000 medicine tablets and 14,000 bottles of vitamins donated by Unilab for over 250 families in Bacoor, Cavite who were affected by severe...
