Cynthia Villar is Senate’s Richest Member; Leila De Lima Poorest CYNTHIA VILLAR – The latest SALN showed that Sen. Cynthia Villar remains the richest senator while Sen. Leila de Lima is the poorest. Filipino politician Cynthia Villar is the wife of billionaire businessman Manuel “Manny” Bamba Villar Jr. She was a member of the House … Read more
Ralph Recto Urges BuCor to Show Evidence to Prove Death of Deceased Inmates Due to COVID-19 Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is urging the Bureau of Corrections to show photos of deceased inmates as proof of death. The lawmaker wants BuCor to consider of showing photos of the dead inmates to the Department of … Read more
Lawmakers Push Bill to Put Additional Tax on Junk Food to Raise Funds JUNK FOOD TAX – Lawmakers push bill to impose an additional tax on junk foods to raise funds for easing the economic impact of COVID-19. As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has yet to be eased, the Philippine government is under pressure giving … Read more
Chinese Workers in the Philippines Must Pay Taxes, Senator Ralph Recto Says Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto wants Chinese workers in the Philippines to pay income taxes to raise government revenues and fund vital programs. On Friday (July 5, 2019), Ralph Recto said that the Philippine government must properly collect taxes. The lawmaker said that … Read more
Senate And House Officials Agreed To The Dismissal Of Road Board ROAD BOARD – The House officials agreed with Senators Ralph Recto, Juan Miguel Zubiri, and House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya to dimiss the Road Board. According to Bombo Radyo, Zubiri was assigned by the Senate to discuss with the House officials in order to … Read more
Edu Manzano, Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto Attend Luis Manzano’s Birthday Party EDU MANZANO – Celebrity ex-couple Edu Manzano and Governor Vilma Santos-Recto were reunited at the 37th birthday of their only son Luis Manzano. Kapamilya television host Luis Manzano recently turned 37 years old. Based on his social media post, his girlfriend Jessy Mendiola prepared a … Read more
Transfer Of P40-B Unspent Funds May Cause Tugade To Face Legal Troubles Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade may face charges for transferring the P40 billion unspent funds of his department to another agency. On Sunday (November 27, 2016), the senator warned Secretary Tugade that he may face legal troubles over transferring the unspent funds of his … Read more
National candidates including three of the five presidential bets attended the the Sunday vigil of the popular Catholic charismatic group, El Shaddai headed by their influential leader, Bro. Mike Velarde in an effort to win the endorsement of the group but all of them failed to get the endorsement. The three presidential candidates who attended … Read more
Veteran lawmaker and senatorial candidate Sen. Ralph Recto stated during an interview with the media that one of the “unfinished” business of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution is how to plow back the billions in coco levy funds to the millions of farmers who paid them. The Senate President Pro-Tempore stated that “Thirty years … Read more
Pulse Asia released its official survey results for the 2016 Senatorial Election featuring some of the country’s most prominent celebrities and sports personalities. The country’s boxing icon, Congressman Manny Pacquiao is one of the few individuals who made it to the Top 12 of the latest Pulse Asia senatorial survey commissioned by ABS-CBN. According to … Read more