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Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan met with representatives from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) for the final presentation of the Sustainable Strategic Tourism Development Plan 2025–2034 and the Sustainable Strategic Cultural Management and Development Plan 2025–2034. Tan particularly met with representatives of the University’s Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said the Senate is duty-bound to fulfill its constitutional mandate following the transmittal of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Kapag constitutional mandate, gagawin mo lang,” Cayetano told reporters in a brief interview. The veteran legislator was responding to a question on whether or not the Senate still […]
Senators pressed the green light button to empower President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to scale down agencies under the executive branch and efficiently deliver services to the people. With 22 senators voting in the affirmative, zero negative vote, and no abstention, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 890, or the Government Optimization Act, was approved on third and […]
Senator Bong Go expressed deep concern over the recent increase in maternal deaths in Northern Mindanao, following the Department of Health’s (DOH) warning that more women–many of them young or first-time mothers–are dying from preventable childbirth complications. He called for urgent and sustained interventions to strengthen prenatal and postnatal care services, especially in rural and […]
Senator Robin Padilla filed a resolution seeking to confer the title of National Artist on the late musician Ferdinand “Freddie” Aguilar due to his significant contributions to Philippine music and culture. In Senate Resolution 1364, Padilla noted this is in line with Sec. 15, Art. XIV of the Constitution, as well as Presidential Proclamation 1001 […]
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) announced that the city has recorded four confirmed and two suspected cases of monkeypox (Mpox).“We have a total of six cases as of now, four of which are laboratory-confirmed,” said CHO Head Dr. Mary Ann Diaz during a press conference. All patients are separate cases, with one having a […]
P/Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III deserves to be appointed as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) due to his being decisive and mission-oriented, Senator-elect and former PNP Chief Ping Lacson said. Lacson, who restored the PNP’s glory days when he headed it from 1999 to 2001, said the information he has received […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero reaffirmed that the plenary will ultimately decide on all impeachment matters pertaining to the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as the upper chamber prepares for the presentation of the Articles of Impeachment on June 11, 2025. In a press conference, Escudero emphasized that while the Senate President may initially set […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that would strengthen and expand the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) by including online streaming platforms in its regulatory powers. Senator Robin Padilla, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2805 or the MTRCB Act, said that the Board should be […]
The Senate is seeking to expand the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) campuses and make them more accessible to high school students nationwide. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2974, otherwise known as the Expanded Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System Act, was approved on third and final reading recently. Senator Migz Zubiri, sponsor of the bill, […]