The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has approved a bill that would protect delivery riders against hoax orders and cancellations. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, committee chairman, disclosed Tuesday, July 13, that he already filed...
Widowed after assassins executed her husband three years ago, a congresswoman claimed on Monday, July 12 that she has become the latest target of an assassination plot to be carried out by a “gun-for-hire” group operating in La Union. Gun .45 caliber Rep. Sandra Eriguel (Second District, La...
Twelve senators are calling for an investigation on reports that public funds are being spent on troll farms that spread misinformation thru social media. (Dawid Sokolowski/UNSPLASH) Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, and...
A resolution seeking to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Philippine’s historic legal victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has been filed in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, author of Senate Resolution No. 769, said the country’s victory at...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 8 urged the Senate to include the investigation into the C-130 plane crash that killed more than 50 persons—mostly soldiers—in its priority legislative agenda when Congress resumes sessions on July 26. Hontiveros said senators really have to get to the...
Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday that he might run for senator again in the 2022 elections but he only wants one candidate from their family to run for the position. Former Senators JV Ejercito and Jinggoy Estrada In an interview with ANC, Estrada, when asked if he would run again...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque hoped that God will finally allow him to run for senator in the 2022 elections, saying God told him that someone from Central Luzon might be needed in the Senate. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the statement as he attended...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In my column last June 16, 2021 entitled “Can elections be meaningful in a pandemic?”, I discussed the imperative for our election officials to learn from the lessons of countries who decided to push through with democratic elections...
Malacañang wishes Senator Manny Pacquiao good luck on his fight versus Errol Spence on August 21, but Presidential spokesman Harry Roque threw shade at the boxing champion-turned-senator, saying his greatness does not go beyond the boxing ring. Senator Manny Pacquiao and Presidential spokesman...
Senators on Monday, July 5, sought a thorough investigation into the military plane crash in Sulu and the immediate release of available assistance to the families of the soldiers affected in the incident. “This is indeed a devastating incident for our Filipino soldiers who brave the frontlines...
At least ₱10.4 billion of social amelioration funds have not been distributed to its rightful beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao alleged on Saturday, July 3, as he tagged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in corruption. Boxing...
The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has moved to strengthen the Philippines' wildlife conservation and protection law to address the persisting problem in illegal wildlife trade and similar offenses. A Philippine pangolin captured in Balayan, Batangas is rescued by the...
