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Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is one of the top senatorial candidates preferred in the latest opinion polls conducted by research group OCTA ahead of the May 9 National Elections. If elections were held during the survey period from March 5 to 10, 63% of the respondents said they would vote for Escudero, a veteran lawmaker […]
“This is a sad day; the country has lost one of the legislators who helped rebuild Philippine democracy after the Edsa Revolution––an outspoken lawmaker who was one of the first Filipino leaders to fight for the protection of the environment.” This according to House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr., who on Monday extended his prayers […]
Critics should not underestimate the capacity of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa in becoming a senator, Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo defended Dela Rosa following criticism hurled at him for his admission, in an interview, that he would need to attend seminars on how to craft laws in the Senate. […]
Former Philippine National Police chief and recently resigned Bureau of Corrections chief Bato dela Rosa formalized his bid for a seat in the Senate when he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC). Dela Rosa was accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Macky, when he handed his documents at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main […]
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Bato dela Rosa was recently sworn in as the newest member of President Rodrigo Duterte’s party, and confirmed his Senate bid in next year’s midterm elections. The former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) took his oath as member of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) […]
Seven out of 10 Dabawenyos would vote for Special Assistant to the President Bong Go as senator in the 2019 midterm elections, a survey by the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao (UM) showed. Despite his disinterest to seek elective office, the survey showed that 76 percent of the polled Dabawenyos […]
Senator Sonny Angara said government should make sure that the construction of Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in every barangay in the country will be completed at the soonest possible time. Despite the reported irregularities surrounding the P8.1-billion BHS Project of the Department of Health (DOH), Angara said the BHS project “remains a noble initiative that […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that the members of the Senate would exhaust all efforts to find a “reasonable middle ground” with their counterparts from the House of Representatives in order to restore funding for three government agencies that were given a budget of 1,000 pesos each: the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), […]