Why not use “impounded pork” – or the huge congressional insertions tagged by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release” (FLR) – to meet the P20-billion requirement for COVID vaccines for this year?
The government may need at least P90 billion to procure vaccines in its anti-COVID efforts next year.
Malacañang has vowed to continue its “intensified” communications and information campaigns to educate and encourage the public to get vaccinated once a coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine becomes available.
Watch your back. And your front, left and right.
Senator Bong Go on Tuesday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senate President Vicente Sotto III for “greater unity in order to ensure transparent and immediate implementation of the national vaccination program against Covid-19.”
Conflicted and geographically isolated barangays that have been cleared of insurgents under the government’s anti-insurgency campaign need to be rehabilitated and rebuilt into developed rural communities to sustain government efforts to cut them off from communist influence, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Friday.
Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco led ranking House officials in meeting with their Senate counterparts Thursday (November 5) to start crafting a common legislative agenda
The Senate will start on Nov. 3, Tuesday, its investigation into alleged red-tagging activities by the military against certain personalities and groups. Sen. Panfilo Lacson
President Rodrigo Duterte wants Congress to prioritize legislation that will ensure the country’s financial system is resilient to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
Is the House of Representatives’ description as a “House of the People” mere lip service after all?
President Rodrigo Duterte has certified the proposed P4.5-trillion budget for 2021 as urgent.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged Congress leaders to craft pieces of legislation to eliminate bureaucratic red-tape that hamstrings businesses.
Despite the risks posed by COVID-19, President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to go to the Senate or House of Representatives as a resource person for bills against red tape and corruption.
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla has had enough of bashers spreading fake news about him.
Senator Bong Go has endorsed the Senate committee of the whole’s report recommending the filing of charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and a number of former and incumbent Philhealth officials over the alleged anomalies within the state-run health insurer.
To shield the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) from corruption, legislation may be needed to strengthen its board, and take away some powers of its executive committee.
The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution authored by Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III to look into the anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
Will the current extent of corruption and mismanagement at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) render it bankrupt by 2022?
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will file a resolution for the Senate to investigate the deaths of some high-profile inmates allegedly due to COVID-19.
President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide whether or not he will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, according to Malacañang.
The World Health Organization (WHO) may be wrong about its data claiming the Philippines has the fastest rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Western Pacific region, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday (June 30).
The Senate flew the Philippine flag at half-mast starting Saturday (June 27) as a gesture of mourning the death of former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr.
President Rodrigo Duterte may deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Malacañang next month instead of Batasang Pambansa, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said.
Several senators on Monday said the procurement of alleged “overpriced” personal protective equipment (PPE) and swab kits for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing must be investigated.
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