Negros Island Region bill gets Senate nod

Charie Abarca 03/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A bill aiming to revive the establishment of the Negros Island Region successfully passed the Senate’s third and final reading on Tuesday. Senate Bill No. 2507, otherwise known as Negros Island Region Act, received…

Colmenares says he has no plans to run for Senate in 2025 midterm polls

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bayan Muna chairperson and human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares revealed that he will not be running for the Senate in the 2025 elections. In 2022, Colmenares ran for senate. However, he informed Cebu…

House eyes bigger wage hike of up to P350 a day

Jeanette Andrade 02/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is considering a daily minimum wage hike for all private sector workers higher than the P100 proposed by the Senate, including a bill seeking a P350 increase. In a statement…

Robin Padilla says sorry to Senate execs over Mariel’s vitamin C drip mess

Maila Ager 02/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla has apologized to officials of the Senate over an incident inside his office involving his wife, actress Mariel Padilla. The actress drew flak after posting on social media last week a…

Robin Padilla on gluta drip issue vs wife Mariel: ‘Nakakatawa’

Adrian Parungao 02/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla finds it “nakakatawa” [laughable] that the gluta drip session of his wife, actress Mariel Padilla, became a “political issue” just because it was done at his office. A photo of…

Mariel Padilla’s ‘gluta drip’ session at Senate draws flak

Marlon Ramos 02/25/2024

Actress Mariel Padilla’s ‘glut drip’ session in the Senate last week drew flak on social media, censure from the chair of the Senate’s disciplinary body and an advisory from the Department of Health (DOH) warning against the use…

Quiboloy told to face Senate probe on sex raps

Marlon Ramos 02/24/2024

A lawyer for televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has received the copy of a subpoena requiring him to appear in the next Senate hearing on the allegations that he had repeatedly raped several of his former followers, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on…

Quiboloy told to appear in Senate, House inquiries

Tina G. Santos 02/20/2024

The Senate and the House of Representatives each summoned Apollo Quiboloy, founder and leader of Davao City-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) sect, to appear in their respective inquiries on the allegations against him and his Sonshine…

P100 daily wage hike bill approved on final reading

Charie Abarca 02/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate’s approval on its third and final reading brings the landmark bill, which proposes a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers, one step closer to becoming law. Senate…

House subpoenas Quiboloy to panel hearing

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 02/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Representative Gus Tambunting of Parañaque 2nd District have jointly issued a subpoena requiring Apollo Quiboloy, the founder and honorary chair of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), to…

‘Moderate the greed,’ Zubiri tells big firms opposing wage hike

Jerome Aning, Marlon Ramos 02/17/2024

Addressing concerns raised by a business group regarding the P100 legislated wage hike, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri emphasized the need to “moderate the greed” among large corporations. The Senate already passed the wage hike bill on…

Senate approves P100 wage hike for private workers on 2nd reading

TIna Santos 02/15/2024

The Senate passed on Wednesday a significant bill that requires a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri described it as a Valentine’s Day gift to workers, with…

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