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Cynthia Villar eyeing Las Piñas congressional seat
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - October 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who is rumored to be seeking the highest local elective post in Las Piñas, has reportedly decided to run as representative of the city’s lone congressional district.
Imee opts out of administration’s senatorial slate
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - October 1, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s final: Sen. Imee Marcos will not run under the political alliance of her brother President Marcos’ senatorial slate in next year’s midterm elections.
Government urged to repatriate more OFWs from Lebanon
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to repatriate as many Filipinos from Lebanon as they can the soonest as tensions in the Middle Eastern...
Drilon: Marcos admin’s 2025 Senate slate a ‘hodgepodge’
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Former Senate president Franklin Drilon lamented the weaknesses of the country’s current political party system as evidenced by the Marcos administration’s 2025 senatorial slate, which he described as...
‘President Marcos sees urgency in reviving ROTC’
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
President Marcos acknowledged the urgency for the revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), which is now one of the top priority measures to be passed by the Senate, Majority Leader Francis Tolentino...
House-OK’d OVP budget will still change — Escudero
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
The P733-million proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025, which has been approved by the House of Representatives, could still increase or decrease during senators’ deliberations,...
PNP chief reopens probe into ex-PCSO exec’s murder
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil yesterday ordered the immediate reopening of the investigation into the 2020 murder of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary...
Congress goes on break, vows passage of budget
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Congress went on recess yesterday even as Senate President Francis Escudero gave assurance that the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 will be passed on time.
Alan, Migz in shouting match
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Tensions ran high at the Senate late Tuesday night after Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Alan Peter Cayetano traded barbs over a resolution seeking the inclusion of enlisted men’s barrios or Embo barangays...
‘Victim’ Alice Guo willing to name POGO ‘most guilty’
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, who has been linked to illegal Philippine offshore gaming operations and POGO-related crimes, claims she is a victim rather than a mastermind.
Acorda photos with key POGO players bared
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Former Philippine National Police chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. has been invited to the next hearing of the Senate investigating crimes linked to Philippine offshore gaming operations.
Senate panel passes OP budget in minutes
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 24, 2024 - 12:00am
A Senate panel passed the P10.506-billion proposed budget for 2025 of the Office of the President in less than 10 minutes on Monday.
Oust-Chiz rumors swirl in Senate
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Barely four months after a Senate leadership change, rumors are circulating of another coup to oust Senate President Francis Escudero.
Magna Carta for Pinoy seafarers soon a law
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 23, 2024 - 12:00am
The proposed measure that aims to guarantee protection of the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers is set to become a law after over a decade, Senate President Francis Escudero said.
Gatchalian backs executive session on ex-PNP chief’s POGO ties
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 23, 2024 - 12:00am
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is willing to support calls for an executive session to get details about a former chief of the Philippine National Police allegedly on the payroll of illegal Philippine offshore gaming ...
'Closer to the truth': Hontiveros says on Senate probe into Guo's POGO ties
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 18, 2024 - 12:49pm
Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she believes the Senate investigation into the links of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) and other illegal activities is about to...
‘Ex-PNP chief may have helped Alice Guo escape’
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 18, 2024 - 12:00am
A former chief of the Philippine National Police may have been bribed to help dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo escape, a Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. official told senators yesterday.
Guo, 40 others to attend Senate probe today
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, her alleged boyfriend Mayor Liseldo Calugay of Sual, Pangasinan and over 40 other resource persons are expected to attend today’s Senate public hearing on reported crimes involving...
Enhanced weather forecasting urged
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 17, 2024 - 12:00am
With the Philippines ranked as the most disaster-prone country in the world, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri has urged the government to prioritize upgrading the state weather bureau for more accurate and timely weather...
Expedite hiring of teachers – Gatchalian
by Cecille Suerte Felipe - September 16, 2024 - 12:00am
With 46,703 unfilled positions in the Department of Education, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has reiterated the need to expedite the hiring of teachers and non-teaching personnel.
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