Senate taking things slow in tackling Charter Change issue

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/15/2018

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…

Duterte, allies give whiff of 2019 polls in HK event

Inquirer.net 04/14/2018

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…

Sereno ready for Senate trial

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/05/2018

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…

Palma hopes Senate will junk divorce bill

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/20/2018

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…

Senate OKs national ID system on final reading

Inquirer.net 03/19/2018

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…

Occupational safety bill gets Senate approval

Inquirer.net 02/19/2018

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…

That second senate hearing on #fakenews

Mike Acebedo Lopez 02/10/2018

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…

Gordon: House, not Senate, should probe Duterte’s wealth

Inquirer.net 02/07/2018

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…

Reminders

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/31/2018

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…

Senate realigns funds for anti-drug war to housing for troops, cops

Inquirer.net 11/29/2017

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.…

Senate OKs 1st package of tax reform program

Inquirer.net 11/28/2017

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…

Senate wants VAT on BOT contracts

Inquirer.net 11/27/2017

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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