Senators Honors Kylie Verzosa for Best Actress Award at DIAFA 2022 SENATORS – The Senate honored Kylie Verzosa who won the best actress in the 2022 Distinctive International Arab Festival Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the film ‘The Housemaid.’ Last November, senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid presented the Senate with a resolution thanking and … Read more
For the 50th Anniversary of Martial Law, Senator Hontiveros, Pimentel Wears Black Senator Risa Hontiveros, Senator Koko Pimentel, and their staff wear black shirts during the 50th anniversary of Martial Law on Wednesday. To commemorate that terrible time in Philippine history, various anti-Marcos organizations and student bodies will wear black shirts on Wednesday, September 21, … Read more
Koko Pimentel Flags Robin Padilla after Tagging Rodrigo Duterte as PDP-Laban Chairman Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel calls out Robinhood “Robin” Padilla for tagging former president Rodrigo Duterte as the chairman of the PDP-Laban party. After Padilla tagged Duterte as the leader of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), the Senate Minority Leader criticized him. This took … Read more
Official Censured After Caught Drinking Alcohol During Senate Budget Debates Online Senators censured an official of printing office after he was caught drinking alcohol during the Senate budget debates online. Dominic Tajon, the general manager of the APO Production Unit, has come under fire after it was discovered that he was drinking while watching the … Read more
NBI Arrest Fake Bishop Soliciting Donation from the Office of the Senators Personnel of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested a man posing as a fake bishop for soliciting donations from the office of the Senators. After being caught in an entrapment for obtaining P300,000, the NBI-Special Task Force apprehended a man outside the … Read more
Lawmakers Urge Public to Strictly Observe Health Protocols Due to Soaring COVID Cases in the Philippines Filipino senators are urging the public to strictly observe the health protocols due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. On Monday (March 8, 2021), Senate President Vicente Sotto III is calling out the attention of authorities to … Read more
Senators Appeal That Vehicle Inspections and Roadworthiness Program to Be Suspended The senators wanted the vehicle inspections and roadworthiness checks program suspended due to the growing number of issues after being implemented. At the Senate hearing, Senator Ralph Recto express his reactions towards the privatization of testing centers. The lawmaker questioned the Land Transportation Office … Read more
Senators Urge DepEd To Postpone Opening of Classes This Month To October SENATORS – On Wednesday, a number of senators asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to postpone the opening of classes this month to October. The Philippine is among the most impacted countries by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The economy of the … Read more
Senators Criticized MMDA for Charging Biker Group for Placing Plastic Bottles in Commonwealth Several Senators criticized Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for penalizing the biker group who help to protect Manila bikers. On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, Senators criticized the MMDA after they removed the makeshift bike lane barriers placed by group of bikers to … Read more
Senators react to NTC’s move against ABSCBN franchise ABSCBN Franchise – Here are the reactions of Senators to the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against the Kapamilya network. On Tuesday, NTC ordered the TV network and broadcast stations affiliated to it to stop broadcasting after its franchise expired on May … Read more