Marcos signs ‘anti-no permit, no exam’ bill into law

Jean Mangaluz 03/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. announced on Friday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has the “Anti-No Permit, No Exam Act” into law. Revilla, the main proponent of the law, praised its passage as Republic Act…

Senate okays P10,000 cash gifts for octogenarians

Marlon Ramos 10/02/2023

Elderly Filipinos may no longer have to reach 100 years old to get cash gifts from the government after the Senate unanimously approved last week a measure expanding the Centenarians Act of 2016, Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla…

Revilla offers Lakas-CMD chairmanship to Sara Duterte

Neil Arwin Mercado 11/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Wednesday offered his current post as chairman of the Lakas-CMD party to Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio ahead of the 2022 national elections. Revilla made the offer…

Bong Revilla to bashers: Stop the hate, let’s unite for the country

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines – After pulling off a successful Senate comeback bid, newly-proclaimed senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. on Wednesday appealed to bashers and critics to stop the personal attacks against him. “Sana naman matigil na ang pambabatikos…

Bong Revilla: I will perform, I won’t ‘budots’ in Senate

Inquirer 05/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., who is included in the 2019 Senate race winners’ circle, said he will discharge his duties as a senator and not just perform the “budots” dance. “Tayo ay…

Senatorial candidate Bong Revilla joins One Cebu campaign kickoff

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/29/2019

ARGAO, CEBU, Philippines — Senatorial candidate Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.  joined One Cebu Party’s campaign kickoff in southern Cebu on March 29, Friday. Revilla was first spotted by Cebu Daily News Digital during a Holy Mass held…

Bong Revilla not guilty of plunder-Sandiganbayan

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan from plunder cases in relation to the “Pork Barrel Scam.” During the promulgation on Friday, the Sandiganbayan First Division said Revilla is not…

Bong Revilla rushed to hospital

11/05/2016

Detained former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. was rushed to the hospital on Saturday morning due to hypertension and vomiting, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. In a statement, PNP said Revilla was brought to the emergency…

Sandiganbayan issues hold departure order vs Revilla, cohorts

06/17/2014

MANILA—The Sandiganbayan first division on Tuesday issued a hold-departure order (HDO) against Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles, and their co-accused in the graft and plunder charges filed against them.…

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