MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Blue Ribbon Committee Vice Chairperson Erwin Tulfo have signed the panel’s partial report on the Senate investigation into the flood control mess, with three more signatures needed to bring it to the plenary for debate. Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee Chairperson Panfilo Lacson said […]
Read MoreMANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Panfilo Lacson on Friday said the panel may summon former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co alongside key witnesses in the next hearing on the flood control investigation. Lacson said Co could be invited together with whistleblower Orly Guteza and former soldiers who claimed to […]
Read MoreMANILA – The confirmed detention of former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co in the Czech Republic is a significant step toward accountability and justice for the Filipino people. House of Representatives Speaker Faustino Dy III issued the reaction following the arrest announced by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. himself through social media before midnight […]
Read MoreMANILA – Fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co will be detained at Camp Crame in Quezon City upon his return to the Philippines, Interior Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla said Friday. In a radio interview, Remulla said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will take custody of Co upon his arrival, and that […]
Read MoreMANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday denied allegations of a supposed term-sharing agreement between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, following claims raised during a House hearing. “Wala po tayong personal na kaalaman, kahit na ang Pangulo ay walang personal na kaalaman patungkol po dito (We have no personal knowledge, and even […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has doubled down on his call for Congress to pass proposed tax cuts, saying that the legislative branch should be able to do so despite the stand of the executive. In a statement on Wednesday, Leviste said that his fellow Batangueños returned to the Batasang Pambansa to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda said the government should not continue taxing fuel during a time of rising oil prices and then justify it as necessary to fund assistance, stressing that relief should come from lowering costs at the source rather than collecting more from the same crisis. The Senator emphasized that the current […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Ramil Madriaga emerged as the “weakest link” during Tuesday’s impeachment hearing, Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal counsel Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. said. “As expected, Madriaga failed to address — because he could not address — the clear and convincing evidence presented by the vice president in the perjury complaint that proves he […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday challenged those spreading rumors about his health to exercise with him to see who is stronger. “I challenge anyone who [is] saying that I am sick, that they come and exercise with me. We will see who is stronger. You come to the gym with me. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill No. 2020 — or the Bayanihan 3: Power to the People Act — a comprehensive emergency bill that pairs immediate relief for ordinary Filipinos with a temporary, crisis-specific revenue package. In a statement on Monday, Legarda said that, among the bill’s key features, is a […]
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