IKOT.PH
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the President to certify the proposed wage increase bill as urgent, as millions of Filipino workers cannot afford further delays amid rising prices of basic goods and services. “Dapat nakakasabay ang sahod sa pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, pamasahe, at monthly bills. Nothing is more urgent than raising our workers’ wages. […]
The congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the appointment papers of newly installed Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Jr. “We already have Secretary Remulla’s papers, but we won’t be able to tackle his appointment for now because Congress is adjourned. We are not in session,” CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is hoping that Malacañang would consider the urgency of a law that will reform the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dela Rosa made the statement as he lamented President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to veto Senate Bill 2249 and House Bill 8327 or An Act Providing For Organizational Reforms In The […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero emerged from his first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting with a positive outlook, expressing confidence in the collaborative efforts among the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Executive Branch. “Magandang karanasan,” Escudero said, reflecting on his first LEDAC meeting presided over by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang. Escudero […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III welcomed the pronouncement of fellow Senator Imee Marcos that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is considering a ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. “It’s a welcome development. Coming from the President’s sister herself, I would like to believe that we are moving in that direction of […]
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has asked Malacañang to include in the proposed 2023 national budget the extra P25 billion needed to pay for the P500 increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. “We are hoping that the P25 billion will be factored into the budget bill that the Palace is scheduled […]
Vaccines do work, regardless of brand, and being vaccinated will help protect against severe forms of COVID-19, whatever variant it is. This was the message stressed by Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a press briefing on January 11, 2022, amid reports of increasing Omicron detection and rising COVID-19 cases in the […]
President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a meeting for members of the House of Representatives in Malacañang on Tuesday night. Cabinet Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles on Wednesday confirmed the meeting, saying it was an “informal and relaxed gathering” with lawmakers, many of whom are friends of the President. “With active COVID-19 cases now on […]
The head of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) reported to the Senate its accomplishments, which he said were achieved despite formidable challenges, such as the lack of resources. In his report to the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, executive director of PTFoMS, said the task […]