A Special Committee Aiming To Provide Assistance In Marawi City Created By Senate The Senate has created a special committee to review, study, investigate, examine, and (–foul word(s) removed–)s the rehabilitation of Marawi City. On Wednesday (August 09, 2017), the Senate Resolution 457, which aims to help the rehabilitation of the beleaguered city of Marawi … Read more
Resolution For Probe On Fake News From Government Officials Filed By Senator Trillanes Senator Antonio Trillanes IV files a resolution to investigate the fake news and information allegedly came from some government officials. The senator files a Resolution 315, which requesting Senate committee on public information and mass media to lead the investigation regarding the … Read more
Pacquiao, a neophyte member of the Senate, wants the last Monday of January as “National Bible Day.” Senator Manny Pacquiao has filed Senate Bill 1270 proposing ‘National Bible Day’ in the Philippines, which will happen every month of January. His bill aims to “boldly emphasize the holiness of The Living Truth by allotting a holiday … Read more
The testimony of Kerwin Espinosa needs corroboration and evidence because it is not solid. Senator Panfilo Lacson said that the testimony of suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is not that solid due to the lack of corroboration. This was the comment of Lacson after the Senate hearing on Wednesday where Kerwin faces the … Read more
Colleagues of Senator Joel Villanueva reacted on the Ombudsman’s order to dismiss the senator from service. Several members of the Senate questioned the authority of the Office of the Ombudsman to issue dismissal Senator Joel Villanueva due to misuse of PDAF. This was following the decision of Ombudsman on Monday to dismiss Villanueva after they … Read more
Sen. Manny Pacquiao gave Hidilyn an ‘undisclosed’ cash incentive on her visi Olympic Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz was given recognition and was honored during her visit in the Senate on Wednesday, August 17. Hidilyn marked Philippine Olympic history for bagging a silver medal in women’s weightlifting in the Rio Olympic Games, ending the two-decades long medal … Read more
Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday labelled the senators as “bullies” for ordering the arrest and detention of his resource persons who missed the Senate hearings on corruption allegations against him. 14 resource persons including Binay’s trusted alleged bag-man and dummy Gerry Limlingan were the subject of the order issued Tuesday by the Senate for … Read more
Following the order laid by the Senate on Tuesday for arrest and detention of 14 aides and business associates of Binay within 24 hours, the camp of the Vice President hit back to the Liberal Party (LP). The aides and associates snubbed hearings into corruption allegations fired against VP Jejomar Binay. According to the camp … Read more
The powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has ordered the arrest of Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr., for failing to attend the hearings being conducted by its subcommittee on the alleged irregularities involving his father, Vice President Jejomar Binay. Aside from Mayor Binay, five other individuals was also involved in the arrest order. Although … Read more
The Philippine Senate approved and passed a total of four landmark bills and two measures declaring new holidays, the two holidays includes the Jesse Robredo day and the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Centennial Holiday. The approval of the Senate was made during the third and final reading of the four bills which according to the … Read more
