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Citing the need to uphold public trust for government employees – especially the police, military and other uniformed services – Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill seeking up to 20 years in jail for military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who give false testimony in congressional inquiries. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2265 in the wake […]
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country’s cultural properties, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Senate inquiry into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office recently. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the appropriate Senate committee to handle the probe, “with the aim of revisiting and strengthening policies […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo is calling for the investigation of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) to prove its negligence and hold it accountable for the power outages in the Island Garden City of Samal, which is now under a state of calamity. “Sunod -sunod na energy crisis na ang nararanasan sa ating bansa. Matapos sa […]
Committee on Agriculture Chairperson and Quezon Representative Wilfrido Mark Enverga bared that lawmakers will schedule an executive session to discuss if the panel needs to further investigate the proliferation of onion cartels in the country. The committee has conducted nine hearings already to look into the onion industry and determine whether cartels, hoarding, and price […]
The House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo City 2nd District Representative Romeo Acop held a motu proprio inquiry into the power shutdown incident that caused the cancellation of flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last May 1, 2023. Acop described the incident as disturbing, noting that a similar outage occurred on New Year’s […]
Senator Grace Poe has sought an inquiry into the power interruption plaguing Panay Island for years to identify measures that would ensure continuous supply to consumers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 579, Poe said it is time to put in place a long-term solution to the power woes which have been severely impacting on the […]
A Technical Working Group of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food headed by Kabayan Party-list Representative Ron Salo held its second TWG meeting on the draft Substitute Bill seeking to revitalize the salt industry, create a comprehensive plan for its development, provide incentives to salt farmers and exporters, as well as provide funds therefor. […]
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Surigao del Norte Representative Ace Barbers resumed its motu propio investigation of the alleged involvement of some members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the illegal drug trade, pursuant to House Resolution 495. On October 8, 2022, the PNP conducted a buy-bust operation that resulted in […]
Following a string of complaints from airline passengers and customers reaching her office, Senator Nancy Binay promised to look further into reported incidents of overbooking and offloading, as well as online booking glitches by a local carrier. Binay said she intends to file a resolution calling for a full inquiry on Cebu Pacific after passengers […]
The House Committee on Energy chaired by Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Jay Velasco and Committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle (NLGQ) chaired by Ilocos Norte Representative Angelo Marcos Barba resumed its discussion of controversies involving Isabela Electric Cooperative 1 (ISELCO 1) and Isabela Electric Cooperative 2 (ISELCO 2). The meeting was held pursuant to House […]