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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will be sending teams to the known addresses of former Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) head Lloyd Christopher Lao in the cities of Davao and Cebu…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla on Monday praised the decision of the Sandiganbayan, which cleared him of graft in relation to the so-called pork barrel scam, and said he can now move on “free of…
MANILA, Philippines — Several senators are urging state auditors to conduct a special review of all government COVID-19 spending under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. Senator Risa Hontivers, along with five other senators, issued the…
MANILA, Philippines — Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning during his State of the Nation Address, Senate President Vicente Sotto III advised the country’s biggest telecommunication companies to “shape up” and “seriously” heed the chief executive’s appeal to improve…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday tested positive for the coronavirus after he recovered from the disease in April. Zubiri earlier withdrew from physically attending President Rodrigo Duterte’s penultimate State of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Barely a month before class opens on August 24, only 27 percent of private school students who enrolled last year have so far registered in private institutions again this year, the Department of Education (DepEd)…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Monday appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider its requirement on the use of motorcycle barriers for backriding couples. Revilla issued the…
MANILA, Philippines — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said countries should consider decriminalizing defamation, as several member-states of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) flagged the alleged “increasing criticism and intimidation” of journalists in…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos has filed a bill seeking to make alternative working arrangements mandatory. Under Senate Bill No. 1448, a mandatory work-from-home arrangement would be offered to employees “whose physical presence in the workplace…
MANILA, Philippines — Some senators on Friday criticized the “ill-timed” and “divisive” proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in the middle of a pandemic. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We are facing…
MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino community in Hong Kong is now coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 – free, the Philippines’ consulate general there reported Thursday. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said all Filipinos who contracted…
MANILA, Philippines — After his viral “Sarap ng buhay!” remark, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was required to physically attend the Senate session next Monday. “There is a directive that is being ordered by Senator (Panfilo) Lacson,…
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