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Senate 2022: Who leaves, who stays, who wants a comeback
April 23, 2022, 3:43 pm
MANILA – A total of 12 Senate seats will be contested by 64 neophytes and reelectionists in the May 9 elections to join the remaining 12 in the 19th Congress. Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Pia Cayetano, Ronald dela Rosa, Bong Go, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos, Koko Pimentel, Grace Poe, Bong… Read More
Tax exemption not best way to help poll workers: DOF
April 21, 2022, 8:05 pm
MANILA – Tax exemption is not the best way to support those rendering election services, particularly public school teachers, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday. Arvin Quiñones, director of the DOF Policy, Research and Liaison Office, made this remark after Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian… Read More
Holy Week ‘time to reflect’ with loved ones: solons
April 14, 2022, 2:20 pm
MANILA – Senators on Thursday joined the Christian world in observing the Holy Week, urging the public to take time to reflect with loved ones on the sacrifice, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. "Habang nasa loob ng tahanan, magnilay-nilay kasama ang inyong mga mahal sa buhay. Laging… Read More
1st day of overseas voting starts with minor snags
April 11, 2022, 7:51 pm
MANILA – Except for a few unavoidable issues, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday the first day of the overseas voting that started on Sunday for Filipinos working and living abroad was “generally peaceful”. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said the initial day of the month-long… Read More
De Lima trying to get sympathy of voters: Palace
April 5, 2022, 6:35 pm
MANILA – Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima, who is seeking another term in the Senate, is trying to gain the sympathy of Filipino voters with barely a month before the May 9 polls, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar made this statement in… Read More
24K ex-NPA rebels proof of NTF-ELCAC’s success: Badoy
April 4, 2022, 8:33 pm
MANILA – Close to 24,000 communist rebels who surrendered to the government are overwhelming proof of the success of the "whole-of-nation approach" being implemented under President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 that created the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed… Read More
Palparan interview has BuCor approval: NTF-ELCAC
April 3, 2022, 7:40 pm
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said Sunday the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) complied with the protocols as stated in its manual of operation before the interview of retired Army general Jovito Palparan was approved. Palparan was inside the New… Read More
Senators wish Muslim Filipinos solemn celebration of Ramadan
April 3, 2022, 5:28 pm Updated on April 4, 2022, 11:18 am
MANILA – Senators sent their messages of peace through statements as Muslim Filipinos started observing the Ramadan on Sunday. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the… Read More
De Lima deserves jail time for betraying country: Badoy
April 2, 2022, 8:50 pm
MANILA – Before insulting President Rodrigo Duterte and downplaying efforts to end insurgency in the country, jailed Senator Leila de Lima should realize how her corrupt tenure as Department of Justice secretary destroyed lives and betrayed Filipinos many times over. National Task Force to End… Read More
AI report on PH’s drug war ‘false, rehashed’: Palace
March 29, 2022, 4:49 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday dismissed as “false" and "rehashed” the report of London-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) on the supposed commission of unlawful killings and human rights violations in the Philippines. In a press statement, acting Presidential… Read More
Productivity increased under IT-BPM on-site work arrangements
March 29, 2022, 4:43 pm
MANILA – Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday supported the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) companies’ call to suspend the on-site work arrangements. In a statement, De Lima said the Fiscals Incentives Review Board (FIRB) should heed the call of IT-BPM firms to… Read More
Robredo commits to pursue major infra projects in Iloilo
February 26, 2022, 11:05 am
ILOILO CITY – Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has committed to pursuing big infrastructure projects in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo, to help revive the economy and improve the lives of farmers and fisherfolk. During the “People’s Rally Para kay Leni at Kiko” at… Read More
Leni tops Catholic schools’ poll survey
February 22, 2022, 2:51 pm
MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo is the top pick for the presidency based on the results of a recent survey by an organization of Catholic educational institutions in the country. In a statement Tuesday, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said Robredo got 1,624 or… Read More
JTF Bicolandia condemns NPA over CamSur explosion
February 12, 2022, 10:15 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Joint Task Force Bicolandia has condemned the New People's Army (NPA) for detonating an anti-personnel mine (APM) that wounded four civilians, including a minor, and a member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) in Libmanan, Camarines Sur on Thursday morning.… Read More
Leni, Kiko vow to uphold transparency, participatory governance
February 9, 2022, 11:41 am
MANILA – Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis Pangilinan vowed to uphold a culture of transparency and participatory governance if they win the May 9 elections, as they officially began their campaign for the two highest elective posts of the… Read More
Liga Independencia Pilipinas calls for scrapping UP Security bill
January 27, 2022, 5:41 pm
MANILA – Anti-communist group, Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI), believes that "scrapping" the bill institutionalizing the 1989 University of the Philippines (UP)-Department of National Defense (DND) accord into the UP Charter, will protect campuses from infiltration of communist terrorist… Read More
295 nabbed, P800-K illegal drugs seized in 24-hour ops in CL
December 24, 2021, 5:44 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total of 295 individuals were arrested while some PHP800,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in 24-hour simultaneous law enforcement operations in Central Luzon on Thursday. Brig. General Matthew Baccay, regional director of the Police Regional Office-3… Read More
SC affirms dismissal of P5.9-B smuggling case vs. Uy
December 14, 2021, 3:38 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) upheld rulings by the Court of Appeals and the Davao Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissing criminal cases against businessman Dennis Uy and a customs broker. Uy, then the president and chief executive officer of Phoenix Petroleum, and Jorlan Cabanes, were charged… Read More
PRO-9 fetes 6 cops for exemplary performance of duty
December 13, 2021, 6:15 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9) awarded medals on Monday to six policemen, including two officers, for exemplary performance of duty. Recipients of the Medalya ng Kadakilaan or the Philippine National Police (PNP) Heroism Medal were Lieutenant Jilbert… Read More
Solon hails sweeping reform benefiting learners with disabilities
December 8, 2021, 6:21 pm
MANILA – Senator Win Gatchalian hailed Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on a landmark measure ensuring accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. The bicam report on the proposed measure, titled "Instituting a Policy of Inclusion… Read More
