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There is no need to rush constitutional reform in the country. Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino said this during his visit to Cebu on Saturday as he cited the Senate’s stand of not putting much haste on…
HONG KONG – There was a whiff of the 2019 elections when President Duterte addressed a 2,500-strong crowd of Filipino workers gathered here on Thursday. Mr. Duterte mentioned possible senatorial candidates during his speech and even introduced…
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno said she is ready to face the impeachment trial in the Senate and that she cannot afford to waver, let alone compromise judicial independence. “You can stand and not compromise…
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma expressed disappointment over the House of Representatives’ approval of a bill which seeks to legalize absolute divorce and dissolution of marriage in the country. The head of the country’s biggest archdiocese that is…
A BILL that would establish the first national ID system in the country has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. Voting 17-2, senators voted on Monday to approve Senate Bill No. 1738 known…
The Senate approved on Monday on third and final reading a bill which would mandate stricter compliance by employers to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS). Senate Bill No. 1317 or the proposed “Act Strengthening Compliance…
For most people who watched the second senate hearing on fake news, the key takeaway is that Senator Grace Poe proposed banning Facebook in the Philippines. Of course that isn’t true, she merely asked if it were…
SEN. RICHARD Gordon believes that the issue of President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth should be investigated – not by the Senate but by the House of Representatives through an impeachment proceeding. Gordon is chair of the…
Legal Alternatives for Women Center, Inc. through its program, Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an aired by CCTN connected us with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) through the guesting of its present chairperson, Dr. Rhodora Masilang-Bucoy. The sharing…
The P900 million originally intended for the 2018 budget of Project Double Barrel, the anti-drug campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has been realigned by the Senate for housing of military troops and police officers, Sen.…
Voting 17-1, the Senate has finally passed on third and final reading the first package of the comprehensive tax reform program of the Duterte administration. Only Senator Risa Hontiveros, an opposition member, voted against the bill also…
The Senate has rejected a proposal to exempt from the value-added-tax (Vat) all Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts despite a senator’s warning that the public might shoulder the additional burden. Seven senators voted against Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph…
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