Hard to swallow: NAIA ‘mafia’ seen in latest scandal

Abby Boiser, Melvin Gascon 09/22/2023

Senators on Thursday called on officials of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to carry out a deep probe to dismantle any “mafia” operating inside the country’s premier international gateway, following the latest scandal involving an alleged theft…

Grace Poe: DICT must prove it deserves P300 million secret fund

Charie Abarca 09/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe said Thursday that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) should prove that it deserves to have the P300 million confidential funds. The lawmaker pointed out the need to study…

Joint oil search with China in WPS draws mixed views in Senate

Marlon Ramos 04/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The revived prospect of cooperation between the Philippines and China in exploring the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for oil and gas deposits has elicited varied reactions from senators, with Sen. Grace Poe suggesting that…

Coco Martin bids ‘Ang Probinsyano’ fans goodbye after 7 years: ‘Ricardo Dalisay, signing off’

Anne Pasajol 08/14/2022

Coco Martin is full of gratitude as he officially bid farewell to his remarkable role as Ricardo Dalisay in “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” which earlier ended its seven-year run. The actor extended his appreciation to everyone who has…

Grace Poe: The ‘centrist’ alternative?

Richard Heydarian - @inquirerdotnet 07/06/2021

“People are drawn to the easy and to the easiest side of the easy,” observed Rainer Maria Rilke in “Letters to a Young Poet.” The poet then emphasized the need for us to “hold ourselves to the…

Poe after Ulysses’ onslaught: Rebuilding and recovering no longer enough

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — “Rebuilding and recovering is no longer enough, we need to be resilient,” Senator Grace Poe said Monday after Typhoon Ulysses battered Luzon provinces. “This will not be the last nor the worst calamity that…

Grace Poe highlights FPJ’s generosity on his 15th death anniversary

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 12/14/2019

MANILA, Philippines — On the 15th death anniversary of her father, Senator Grace Poe remembered Fernando Poe Jr.’s (FPJ) generosity as she visited his gravesite at the Manila North Cemetery on Saturday. “Magpa-Pasko noong pumanaw si FPJ.…

Poe on emergency powers: It cannot be a shotgun approach

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 09/14/2019

MANILA, Philippines — While insisting that she is not against emergency powers, Senator Grace Poe on Friday said granting and using such powers “cannot be a shotgun approach.” “Let me stress that I am not against emergency…

Give FOI bill ‘one big push’, Poe asks colleagues

07/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe is appealing to her colleagues to give the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill “one big push” in the 18th Congress as she refiled the measure on Tuesday. Senate Bill No. 121…

Osmeña-led BO-PK backs 5 senatorial candidates

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five senatorial candidates in the midterm elections in May, including Cebu’s own Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III,  got the backing of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) and joined Cebu City’s administration slate during the local…

Grace Poe’s father-in-law safe after SUV’s fall from elevated parking space

Inquirer.net 11/18/2018

The father-in-law of Grace Poe only sustained a few fractured ribs and bruises after his sport utility vehicle fell from an elevated parking space at a shopping mall in San Juan City, the senator said on Sunday.…

Grace Poe leads Senate poll; Sara Duterte, Imee Marcos in top 12

Inquirer 09/23/2018

If the senatorial elections were held in the first week of September, Sen. Grace Poe would have topped the race, a nationwide survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed. Of the 66 names included in the survey, held…

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