'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino In recent news this month, reports on the Philippines’ diplomatic protests over transgressions in our country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) were made by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China. According to the DFA, we have filed over 300...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino On the third year of COVID-19, we come to feel strongly the economic impact of this pandemic coupled with the geopolitical tensions in Europe and China’s prolonged lockdowns. To start with, the rising costs of fuel is a concern for businesses and consumers...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino today June 21 asked the incoming leadership of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to empower local government units (LGUs) using the ‘Mandanas ruling’ of the Supreme Court in averting the effects of a looming global recession amid the combined...
Senator-elect Alan Peter S. Cayetano is willing to join the Senate majority bloc in the 19th Congress but this depends on whether the ‘’super majority’’ would hand him the chairmanship of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon committee. The former House Speaker's condition of joining the Senate...
The incoming chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon in the 19th Congress today (June 9) assured that persons appearing before it would not be treated like criminals. Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino, who is expected to be voted upon as Senate Blue Ribbon committee chairman when the 19th...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday, May 27 favors giving the incoming Marcos administration the opportunity to review the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement which is now at the Senate for ratification or not. According to Tolentino, President-elect Ferdinand...
Senator Francis Tolentino has sought a Senate probe into the reported P843.9 billion net loss incurred by the Social Security System (SSS) even as the Upper House is scheduled to adjourn sine die on June 3. In Senate Resolution 1006 filed yesterday, Tolentino asked the Senate leadership to direct...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The transmitted partial and unofficial returns as of May 11 reflect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. as the winner of the 2022 Presidential elections by a landslide. Meanwhile, on May 5, Thursday, the United States (US) Senate confirmed the appointment...
CAVITE – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed reelectionist Governor Jonvic Remulla on May 10. Remulla got over 1.3 million votes in the province, far beyond his three independent opponents who got 122,569 votes and below. Courtesy: Dennis Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN During a...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Article V of our 1987 Constitution provides that suffrage – the right to vote – may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, and who shall have resided: (i) in the...
For vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, her "greatest asset" is neither has to do with smarts nor skills. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It's what's she calls "tibay ng puso", or literally, the resilience of her...
Senator Francis Tolentino strongly suggested Thursday, April 28 to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) that they hold the May 9 elections and Covid-19 vaccinations at the same time. This would afford millions of voters the chance to be vaccinated before or...
