Senator Erwin Tulfo on Saturday night, Feb. 28, says government agencies are prepared to assist Filipinos in Iran, Israel, and other affected areas in the Middle East. Tulfo said this amid the possible escalation of tension in the Middle East after Israel and the United States (US) attacked Iran....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson reiterated on Saturday, Feb. 28, that evidence will continue to guide the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the alleged cash delivery scheme involving former military personnel, amid recent comments made by the Iglesia ni...
Senator Erwin Tulfo is seeking the Senate’s concurrence on the treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the transfer of sentenced persons. Tulfo said this as he sponsored Senate Resolution No. 315 to the plenary exactly five days after it was...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Thursday, February 26 the earliest he can conduct a committee hearing on the various ethics complaint filed against senators would be on March 4. Ejercito, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, said the panel was given...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chief and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has begun scrutinizing the alleged scheme involving former military personnel who allegedly delivered large sums of cash to ranking public officials, supposedly upon the instructions of former party-list...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, February 10 that there would be slight changes in the language of the partial report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the anomalous flood control projects. According to Lacson, who heads the blue ribbon panel, this is to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) discussed some of its reforms on Tuesday, Feb. 10, aimed at addressing the alleged money-making scheme involving Letters of Authority (LOAs) within the agency by minimizing human intervention. During the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Senator...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Monday, Feb. 9, that some members of the majority bloc held a consultation meeting with representatives from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to exchange notes and ideas as the Senate Blue Ribbon...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson admitted on Sunday, February 8 that the draft partial committee report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the investigation into the anomalous flood control projects is still a work in progress. That is why on Monday, February 9, the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Saturday, Feb. 7, said several members of the majority bloc plan to push for amendments to the Blue Ribbon Committee’s report on alleged flood control anomalies, as he noted that a key individual was left out. In an interview on DWIZ, Tulfo said that people were expecting...
A lawyer has filed a petition seeking full disclosure of the draft committee report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee regarding the anomalous flood control projects probe. In a Facebook post, lawyer Marvin Aceron said that he is invoking the constitutional right of the Filipino people to...
The Senate has elected Senator Erwin Tulfo as the new chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. At the Senate’s Monday plenary session, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri moved to elect the neophyte senator as the head of the foreign affairs panel. Tulfo replaced...