Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson reminded his colleagues to observe proper conduct as potential senator-judges, should the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte be transmitted to the Senate. In a DZBB radio interview, Lacson stressed the need for senators to be...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, April 26 called on Congress to fast track the review and revision of the Oil Deregulation Law, noting that some existing provisions of the are disadvantageous to most Filipinos. "The government is limited by the law from controlling or dictating oil prices,” Tulfo...
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV has filed a measure seeking to address gaps in the country’s anti-drunk and drugged driving law in a bid to protect young Filipinos who are among the most vulnerable to road crashes. Aquino introduced Senate Bill No. 2068 that seeks to amend existing Anti-Drunk and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 24 renewed her push for a legislative inquiry into the state of the country’s existing solid waste management framework in light of the fire that broke out at a landfill in Navotas last April 10. Hontiveros said it is imperative for the Senate to conduct...
Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend the April 29 hearing of the House Committee on Justice on the impeachment complaints filed against her, her legal team said. At a press conference on April 23, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa confirmed that Duterte would maintain her decision not...
The legal defense team of Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 23, pushed back against allegations raised in recent proceedings, asserting that the claims would not withstand proper scrutiny in a formal impeachment trial before the Senate. During a press conference, lawyers Atty. Michael Poa, Atty....
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is confident that his face-off with the defense team of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte will happen sooner than later. This, as the House Committee on Justice is set to hold its final hearing on the determination of probable cause in the two...
The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 23, clarified why she has not been attending House hearings related to her impeachment case, saying the proceedings “lack constitutional jurisdiction” and are not the “proper venue” for trial. During a press conference,...
Two measures seeking to adjust the allowances of all faculty and non-teaching personnel in the public school system, ensuring these can be adjusted to inflation and protected from budget discretion, have been filed in the Senate. Sen. Joel Villanueva said the passage of Senate Bill Nos. 1605 and...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, April 22 raised the possibility that the ethics complaint against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa may be dismissed if he chooses to voluntarily waive his salary and allowances as senator. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics...
Former Speaker Martin Romualdez should have heeded the invitations of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee last November and January to refute allegations linking him to the “mangling” of the 2025 national budget instead of issuing a video statement. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping”...
OF TREES AND FOREST Going to the movies is no longer the automatic weekend ritual it once was, even though cinemas have never looked—or sounded—better. Box office revenues remain disappointing, not just in the country but globally, as more and more audiences turn to streaming screens at home. A...
