President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has been steadfast in his position that the country should have a separate department that would properly address the concerns of Filipinos overseas, Senator Christopher “Bong” said on Monday.
The Senate committee on rules chaired by Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri agreed on Monday to let the committees take up bills creating new agencies, including the Department of Overseas Filipinos, despite a conflicting measure to rightsize the government.
The Senate committee on public services chaired by Sen. Grace Poe will scrutinize the policy of telecommunications companies imposing expiry dates on call, text and data cards and forfeiting load credits.
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said the Senate and the House of Representatives were able to reach a compromise in sealing and eventually ratifying the bicameral conference committee report on the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
In a bid to build higher vaccine confidence among Filipinos, Senator Bong Go on Friday called for cooperation and collaboration to resolve issues in acquiring sufficient, safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Friday debunked claims that the Senate Committee of the Whole’s hearings on the government vaccination program smacked of politicking.
The filing of charges against corrupt officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) validates the Senate’s oversight function, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday.
Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Sunday said the scheduled hearing of the Senate committee of the whole on Monday intends to clarify the government vaccination plan and deliverables.
Senate President Tito Sotto on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte was misinformed about the supposed plan of the Senate committee of the whole to summon the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to shed light on how and why they were inoculated with unauthorized vaccines from China.
With the passage of the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer Act (FIST) on third reading on Tuesday, Senator Grace Poe expressed hope that banks will be encouraged to lend to businesses and consumers to fuel the Philippine economy and pull it out of a recession.
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to examine the entire process of the cashless payment system on toll roads to “avoid any miscalculation that will shortchange motorists.”
The Senate will wrap up its investigation on anomalies within Philhealth as senators were already fed up with the “carousel of denials and lies.”
MANILA – The Senate Committee on Higher Education has begun tackling a proposed legislation that seeks to establish an office that will promote online and distance learning.
No thanks to massive overprice in its procurement of ICT equipment, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) cost the government millions of pesos in losses, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said.
The Senate committee on public services has deferred its inquiry into the supposed state of internet connection in the country apparently due to poor connection.
The Senate committee on finance chaired by Senator Sonny Angara is set to hold a hearing Friday (May 29) on the economic stimulus bills which seek to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
The height of callousness and greed. This was how Sen. Panfilo Lacson described on Thursday the pattern of overpricing in the Department of Health’s purchase of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 threat.
Was Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim that we are now facing the second wave of the COVID-19 threat merely a way to pat himself on the back?
Does the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases have a national action plan against the COVID-19 threat?
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking more flexibility on the use of the Special Education Fund (SEF) allotted to local school boards to ensure safety in the coming school year.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday obliged ABS-CBN to put the welfare of its employees as top priority by regularizing their contractual employees.
The House of Representatives wants to take the heat off the chamber over ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal bid by making it appear that proceedings on the matter will now start.
A Senate committee in the United States has approved an amendment to a pending bill that will ban the entry of any Filipino official involved in putting Senator Leila De Lima in jail.
Senator Leila de Lima has thanked her fellow senators for their trust and confidence after she was retained chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development in the 18th Congress.
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