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Citing the need to maintain the public’s trust in the Senate as an institution, Senator Robin Padilla sought an investigation into the issues surrounding the increased costs in the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB). Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1063 directing his Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media to handle the investigation […]
Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson Raffy Tulfo expressed concern following complaints about the longstanding problem of faulty RFID system, which is causing traffic jams in several expressways. Currently, many RFID tags were not being read by the scanners due to reader malfunction or poor tag placement. In effect, the barriers in tollway entry points […]
The House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop began its inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the recent 2024 BOSS Ironman Motorcycle Challenge (BIMC) Luzon leg, which resulted in the death of two non-participant riders.Acop said that aside from dealing with safety issues, the committee wants to know on who should […]
At the resumption of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearings into the multi-billion peso drug hauls in Pampanga and Subic recently, committee chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers wondered how one businessman can have Philippine and Chinese passports despite China’s prohibition of dual citizenship.Barbers asserted that Henry Bigay, also known as […]
Senator Robin Padilla wants the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to look into whether there was a violation of the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s policy to respect human rights during its operation on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in Davao City last June 10. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1051, directing the […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate resolution seeking to investigate the alarming influx of Chinese nationals in Multinational Village, Parañaque. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1043, Tulfo noted that resident-homeowners of Multinational Village have been persistently complaining about said influx in their community since 2019 when Chinese workers purportedly employed by Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators […]
The House Committee on Appropriations continued its scrutiny of the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) budgetary performance, focusing on pandemic-related expenditures, excess funds and the high cost of COVID-19 testing fees.Iloilo Representative Janette Garin sought clarification on the agency’s $100 million, $485.18 million and $300 million borrowings to support its […]
In a public hearing held by the Senate Committee on Health and Demography recently, Senator Bong Go presided over discussions on various health programs including the efficient implementation of the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan and the execution of Republic Act 11959 or the Regional Specialty Centers Act which he principally sponsored and is one […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo grilled controversial Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo for her inconsistent statements and discrepancies of the documents about her true identity, including the different dates of her parents’ supposed marriage. During the continuation of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, Tulfo asked Guo about records […]
The House of Representatives resumed its inquiry into the surge of Chinese students enrolling in various higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the country, especially in Cagayan province and other areas in Luzon.The committee on justice chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Juliet Marie de Leon led in the inquiry on the basis of House Resolutions 1666 […]