Senators are more inclined to include COVID-19 assistance packages in the 2022 national budget instead of passing a third Bayanihan law. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said this Monday, July 19, as the upper chamber prepares for the opening of the...
Senator Leila de Lima is urging the Senate to look into the validity of the reported planned merger of two state-owned banks—the Landbank of the Philippines (Landbank) and United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB)—as well as into the anomalies that may arise if the government’s plan proceeds. De...
Amid whispers of a possible stab at the senatorial race in the May 2022 national polls, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III appears to be eyeing an active stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Government Group instead. (File photo/...
Having been a victim of internet trolls and fake news since she assumed office, Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, welcomed Senate Resolution No. 768, which seeks to look into “state-funded trolls farms“ that spread misinformation. Vice President Leni Robredo (Federico Cruz/MANILA...
President Duterte jokingly called Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III as "Vice President," a position reportedly being eyed by the lawmaker and former TV host. Senate President Tito Sotto scratches his head after President Duterte referred to him as 'Vice President' in his speech at the newly...
Senator Joel Villanueva confirmed on Thursday, July 15, that he is considering running for reelection next year. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines) "Yes, I would llike to confirm that I would be running in the 2022 elections," Villanueva said in an interview with ABS-CBN News...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she will not run for senator in the May 2022 polls, adding that she would rather finish her stint in the agency. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "No, I’m not . I have decided last year I...
Malacañang saying the Senate can investigate "all they want" the reports that public funds were being used to fund troll farms that spread misinformation through social media. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after 12...
The Singapore-incorporated Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Udenna Corporation of businessman Dennis Uy, which is buying the 45-percent stake of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) in the Malampaya gas field venture, has just US$100 (or P5,000) capitalization, as revealed in a...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar A statement released by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and picked up by various news organizations has stirred the pot among Filipino netizens online. In the statement dated July 9, 2021, the DTI’s Bureau of Philippine Standards...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will not be spared in the proposed Senate investigation into the proliferation of allegedly state-funded trolls. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the Philippines) Senator Panfilo Lacson said he will also raise issues in the PCOO when...
Multinational giants Chevron Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell have pocketed over P350 billion in revenues from the Malampaya gas field project prior to their respective exits from the venture. As culled from government documents, the royalty share of the two foreign energy giants had been on top...
