Senators on Thursday, Oct. 19, condemned the killing of 25-year-old criminology student Ahldryn Leary Bravante, who died during the initiation rites of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity. Quezon City Police District officer in charge (OIC) Redrico Maranan talks to John Arvin Kaylle Regualos...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 18, welcomed President Marcos' move to suspend the implementation of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Seeking further study of the law, Marcos issued the suspension through a...
OF TREES AND FORESTS (This is a continuation of the speech I am sharing with my readers. It was delivered during the National Convention & Housing Expo of the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders' Association (CREBA) held at the SMX Mall of Asia.) Today, Tondo, and in fact, Metropolitan Manila...
Senators on Tuesday, October 17 expressed their support to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) budget request for the purchase of three monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) vessels to help fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea. This was after BFAR Director...
Sen. Cynthia Villar believes that the country's heroes, fishermen as well as farmers ought to be given support through important policies and laws. She made the statement during the World Bread Day, World Food Day, and the World Pandesal Day celebrations held at Kamuning Cafe in Manila....
The Senate said on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that it recorded a spike in cyberattacks last Sunday, Oct. 15. This was according to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. He added that as soon as they learned about the hacking of the website of the House of Representatives (HOR), the upper chamber's team went on...
The Senate said on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that it recorded a spike in cyberattacks last Sunday, Oct. 15. This was according to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. He added that as soon as they learned about the hacking of the website of the House of Representatives (HOR), the upper chamber's team went on...
After conducting an ocular inspection and personally speaking with residents, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Monday, Oct. 16 that he is prepared to call the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) a cult. (SENATE Prib photo) "Talagang lumalabas na kulto ito (It really shows that this is a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution asking the Senate to investigate the troubling series of hacking and data breach incidents on government websites. In filing Senate Resolution No. 829, Hontiveros said she finds it necessary to look into the current status of cybersecurity...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that while he's not questioning the credibility of the organizers of the 19th Asian Games, he's puzzled with regard to the timing of the release of Justin Brownlee's failed doping test result. In an interview, Villanueva said that it was alarming that the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
