Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said the next Senate in the 19th Congress can still adopt the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s findings on the investigation into Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Drilon pointed this out as he reiterated that the Pharmally investigation “is not a...
Malacañang has named the members of the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) that will ensure the smooth transition of power to the next administration. File photos Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (center), the chair of the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) with members (L-R)...
The incarcerated officials of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. deserve no pity after siphoning P12-billion off the national coffers, Sen. Richard Gordon said. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said this in response to Linconn Ong and Mohit Dargani's recent plea to Senate President...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
Bayan Muna Party-list has filed a resolution urging the House Committee on Human Rights to investigate the shooting incident that interrupted Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario "Ka Leody" De Guzman’s sortie last April 19. The PLM sortie in Bukidnon right before the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said it does not support the measures that seek to provide a tax exemption for teachers and other personnel who would render services during elections. The DOF made their position known at the Senate Committee on Ways and Means hearing on the various...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday lauded President Duterte for signing into law four local hospital bills which all seek to improve the delivery of healthcare services in various parts of the country. These include measures which will...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is seeking to regulate the operations of online cockfighting (e-sabong) and limiting its operations only every Sunday and legal holidays. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said this is just one of the initial recommendations of the Senate...
The Senate Committee of the Whole looks forward to the appearance of Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to its next hybrid hearing to dispel suspicions that he is against the interest of Filipino farmers. The committee, chaired by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, had...
The House Committee on Health chairperson has hailed the enactment of the radio and television franchise of Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), a move that according to her would help mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Quezon Rep. Helen Tan's office) “The franchise to...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro Inting has resigned as head of the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns. Photo Comelec Her office confirmed her resignation on Tuesday, April 12. When asked for a statement, Inting's office shared this message from the poll...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson exhorted the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Tuesday, April 12 to have a sense of urgency and speed up its processing of intelligence information on agricultural smugglers and their supposed protectors in government. Lacson said...