Politics

FAREWELL, NENE!

Senate President Tito Sotto visits the wake of Aquilino "Nene " Pimentel at the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City the former senate president and...

Postponement of May 2020 barangay and SK elections

Senators from both the minority and majority blocs take a break during deliberations on the bill postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan...

PRRD urged to act on DA Usec. Carpio’s ‘abuses’

Ten employees assigned to the Farm-to-Market Road Program of the Department of Agriculture were appealing to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to take action over...

GO seeks to accelerate housing production thru SB 203

MANILA, Philippines -- At a Senate public hearing led by the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement, and joint with Basic Education, Ways...

Gatchalian to Government Agencies: Be vigilant against profiteers

MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and other government agencies to be on the guard against unscrupulous...

Drilon: Government to earn P300-B yearly in fresh revenue if gaming industry is privatized

MANILA, Philippines -- The government does not have to look far to raise additional revenues and was told to seize upon an untapped "goldmine"...

Did Bongbong Marcos win his PET battle?

Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa had just submitted his report before The Presidential Electoral Tribunal, bringing an end to the recount of votes on the vice presidential race. Online news says Bongbong won. Did he really win?

Drilon urges COA to conduct special audit on PhilHealth over 26B loses

An opposition lawmaker has urged the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit on Philhealth amid the corruption allegations and...

Grethen Diez just killed the SOGIE bill

The SOGI bill is just not about having a separate utility to pee or to dump. It is much more. However, this Gretchen Diez incident is cheapening it and worse, even making it difficult for legislators to support it and push for it to become law.