Sen. Raffy Tulfo Senatorial candidate and broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo promised to protect workers from abusive employers if he will be elected in the upcoming national and local elections. “Kapag ako po ay napunta sa Senado, I will come up with a legislation na this time patitikmin naman...
"We have an education crisis." This is what human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said as he expressed his intention to push for reforms that will help provide education justice for students and teachers alike if he wins in the Senate race. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the importance of the legislative measure pushing for the expansion of the Philippine Medical Reserve Corps or MRC. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) "With global health experts confirming that this won't be our last pandemic, we must...
Senators on Thursday, February 10, chided the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agency, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), for their dependence on fish importation to address purported fish shortage that only supposedly benefit the rich. Senator Cynthia Villar, Senate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros vowed to continue to fight corruption and push for a "healthy buhay at hanapbuhay" as she officially launched on Wednesday, Feb. 9, her senatorial campaign through a proclamation rally in Bacacay, Albay. Senator Risa Hontiveros "Ayaw natin sa magnanakaw. Biruin ninyo sa...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda's bid for a Senate comeback has officially begun following the launch of her campaign in her home province of Antique on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Loren Legarda (Photo from Loren Legarda's Facebook page) The former three-term senator has vowed to launch a campaign focused...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In response to calls from the private sector, government has announced that they are now crafting a pandemic exit plan. Presidential adviser for COVID-19 response Vince Dizon has been quoted by the press as saying that the National Task Force...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Weightlifting Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz aired her sentiments in the ongoing rift between fellow Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) during Monday’s Senate hearing held online. Diaz, who was present to support Obiena,...
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena on Monday told the Senate that all he wanted is to be able to clear his name and be reinstated as a national athlete. “What I really just want is to be reinstated as a national athlete; to be able to represent the Philippines,” Obiena told the Senate Committee on...
Could Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero be the next Senate President? If former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is to be believed, that seems to be the opposition’s plan if they get elected to the Senate. Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA...
Senators on Monday chided top officials of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) for burdening the country’s elite athletes with administrative and accounting tasks that the national sports association (NSA) is supposed to be taking care of. During the Senate Sports...
