Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero has asked his fellow Filipinos to use as inspiration the heroism shown by their forebears. Escudero had this to say in his Independence...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis "Chiz" will formally meet Thursday, June 13 in what is expected to be a high-stakes...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, June 11 said he is now taking proactive steps at addressing the Senate’s parking woes at their current location. Escudero said they are now targeting at making at least 1,400 parking slots available to their employees and...
Senator Maria Lourdes “Nancy” Binay on Monday, June 10 slammed the “fake news” being propagated about the New Senate Building located in Taguig City, saying she too is surprised where the information gathered by the new Senate President is coming from. This, after Senate President...
Former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, June 10 welcomed the new Senate leadership’s plan to review the actual cost of the New Senate Building following Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s announcement. But Lacson, who formerly headed the Senate Committee on...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III expressed his belief that a law is needed to include the Bagong Pilipinas Hymn and Pledge in weekly flag ceremonies of all national government agencies (NGAs) and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs)...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, June 10 said the Upper Chamber’s personnel may take a long while before they can transfer to their new building in Taguig City. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero leads the flag raising ceremony on Monday, June 10, 2024, two...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has urged the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to expand its scope and help shape the nation’s future by taking on roles beyond its chief function as the government’s chief legal defender. Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero poses...
Senators have expressed differing opinions on the newly approved reduction tariff on rice by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that has already been approved by President Marcos. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the reduction tariff on rice from 35 percent to 15...
As she takes on her new role in Congress, celebrity and fashion icon Love Marie “Heart” Ongpauco-Escudero said she is now ready to face the challenge as the new president of the Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc. (SSFI). Love Marie “Heart” Ongpauco-Escudero was sworn in as the new...
Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal (lett), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Rep. Oaminal's office, Facebook) Congressman Ando Oaminal may be from Mindanao, but he's still able to appreciate the quality of the Bicol lawmaker who now...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 5 urged the government to consider bringing up China’s constant aggression in the West Philippine Sea before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Escudero said the government has the option to raise its concerns...
