Senate OKs extension of funds for Marcos rights victims ‘til 2019

Inquirer.net 11/26/2018

A measure that would extend the availability of funds for human rights victims during the time of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. On Monday, 16 senators…

Senate mulls raising tobacco excise tax

Inquirer.net 11/13/2018

The Senate committee on ways and means is set to conduct a study on the feasibility of raising excise taxes on tobacco products to fund the Universal Health Care (UHC), its chair Senator Sonny Angara said Tuesday.…

Still a long way to Senate inquiry

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Nestle L. Semilla 11/04/2018

CEBU KILLINGS DESPITE eagerness to find justice for their loved ones, families of the victims of the recent spate of killings in Cebu might have to hold their horses just yet. The Senate resolution calling for the…

Senate inquiry: The only hope for justice

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Nestle L. Semilla 11/03/2018

CEBU KILLINGS For the families of two of the victims of unsolved murders, the senate inquiry may be their only hope to attain justice, and for the perpetrators to be identified and arrested. Ann Marie Blanco, daughter…

Kin of Malubog victims willing to testify in Senate probe on Cebu killings

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 11/01/2018

IF only to unlock the mystery behind the spate of murders in Cebu, the mother of one of the five victims in the shooting incident in Barangay Malubog, Cebu City expressed willingness to testify in the Senate…

Senate inquiry on Cebu killings being finalized

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/30/2018

The Senate Committee on Public Order is now working on the final schedule of the Senate inquiry into the killings in Cebu. “We are looking forward na ma-schedule ito for hearing ni Chairman Ping (Senator Ping Lacson)…

Senate sets dates for inquiry on Cebu killings

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/30/2018

The Senate has decided to set the dates for the inquiry on the series of killings in Cebu. Senator Risa Hontiveros, who is in Cebu City on Tuesday (October 30), said reports about the numerous killings in…

PRO-7 set for Senate probe on Cebu killings

Nestle L. Semilla 10/29/2018

“WE’RE always ready.” This was the response of top official of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Senator Grace Poe’s plan to file a resolution for the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the killings…

Sergio Osmeña III files COC, seeks Senate return

Inquirer.net 10/17/2018

Former senator Sergio Osmeña III will again gun for Senate seat in the 2019 polls as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office on Wednesday. The grandson of former…

Hilbay sees Senate opposition victory in 2019

Inquirer.net 10/17/2018

Former-Solicitor General Florin Hilbay is confident that the senatorial slate of the opposition coalition will win the vote of the people. “Well, we’re very confident given what’s happening dun sa ating ekonomiya at sa performance ng administrasyon…

Local police ready to face Senate probe

Nestle L. Semilla 10/13/2018

POLICEMEN in Central Visayas are ready to face senators should a Senate inquiry on the spate of killings in Cebu push through. Supt. Reyman Tolentin, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that…

PRO-7 ready for any Senate inquiry

Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2018

  Policemen in Central Visayas are prepared to face senators should an inquiry on killings in Cebu push through. Supt. Reyman Tolentin, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), however, said that they…

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