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Senator Raffy Tulfo, as Senate Chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, conducted a random surprise inspection at bus terminals in Metro Manila ahead of All Souls’ & Saints’ Day celebrations which are expected to bring in a lot of passengers. Tulfo was accompanied by LTO, LTFRB and PDEA officials. This was also two weeks […]
Let’s not insert politics into the Senate’s investigation into the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs.” This was the plea made by Senator Robin Padilla at the hearing on the matter. Padilla said the threat from illegal drugs and drug syndicates cannot be denied, as drugs were even manufactured in the New Bilibid Prison where he […]
“No holds barred.” Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is ready to share the truth on the war against illegal drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee launches the investigation. “I don’t need to prepare. Andiyan naman ‘yung truth. Hindi naman ‘yan mapapalitan. I know the truth kaya hindi nila ako […]
Filipinos must stop relying on “political hope” alone for national transformation and instead “rise up” to be instruments of positive change in their own spheres of influence. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano stressed this in his speech at the Business As Mission (BAM) Asia Conference in Taguig City. Cayetano pointed out that despite the Philippines being […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano pushed for institutional autonomy for the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA) and its elevation to become the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines (NAAP). During the recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education which he chairs, Cayetano emphasized the need to enhance PhilSCA’s academic and […]
Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team reached out to underprivileged families in New Bataan and Nabunturan in Davao de Oro. Go’s Team partnered with the LGUs and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in providing livelihood kits to qualified beneficiaries as part of their Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program. The legislator reaffirmed his […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero hailed the signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act as a timely and essential intervention toward addressing the learning crisis in the country. A priority measure of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the ARAL Act will help learners who are found to be below the minimum proficiency […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s independent review of the New Senate Building continues to unveil alarming revelations about its escalating costs, highlighting the absence of a final project price which remains a “moving target.” Cayetano, who assumed the position of Accounts Committee chair following a Senate leadership change in June this year, disclosed that the total […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III threw his support behind proposals to reopen the investigation into the unresolved killings linked to the Duterte administration’s brutal and bloody war on drugs. “We need to charge those guilty of the crimes, but we also need to know who were negligent and incompetent during the investigation of these […]
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino welcomed the progress of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in introducing internet-based voting for the first time for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in next year’s midterm elections. In his regular radio program “Usapang Tol”, Tolentino was informed by COMELEC Chair George Erwin Garcia that 1.5 million OFWs have registered for […]