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KERWIN ESPINOSA NOT A CREDIBLE WITNESS – DELA ROSA

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa called drug lord Kerwin Espinosa a liar who cannot be a credible witness. The former top cop-turned-legislator made the statement after Espinosa accused Dela Rosa of threatening him to link former Senator Leila De Lima and businessman Peter Lim to the illegal drug trade at a hearing in the House […]

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BINAY: DON’T MISUSE MENTAL HEALTH IN HEARINGS

Senator Nancy Binay expressed concern over the use of mental health as a convenient excuse to avoid congressional inquiries and investigations. According to Binay, similar committees which are holding their respective investigations in aid of legislation must remain vigilant against the misuse of mental health claims to undermine the Senate. “Ang ayaw po nating mangyari […]

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CA RESUMES APPOINTMENT HEARINGS IN AUGUST

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has nominated career diplomat Raymond Balatbat as the new Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Yemen. Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said the President nominated Balatbat on June 3, and his papers were received by the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) […]

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HOUSE HOLDS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON WAGE HIKE

House members lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s receptiveness to public concerns, following his directive for wage boards to reassess the minimum wage nationwide.Isabela Representative Faustino Dy V, Tingog Party-list Representative Jude Acidre, and Taguig City Representative Amparo Maria Zamora also answered the call of other lawmakers to certify the wage hike bills as urgent and […]

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HOUSE TO HOLD HEARINGS WHILE ON BREAK – ROMUALDEZ

Speaker Martin Romualdez has authorized all standing and special committees to hold hearings during congressional break. In her formal motion in the plenary, House Deputy Majority Leader andPangasinan 6th District Representative Marlyn Primicias-Agabas moved to allow all committees to continue with their work of producing important pieces of legislation during the break from September 28, […]

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LAWYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN BLUE RIBBON HEARINGS

Senator Francis Tolentino, the chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, announced that lawyers of respondents, witnesses, and resource persons will finally be given a chance to participate in subsequent committee proceedings. Tolentino said this will be the first time that the Philippine Senate’s Blue-Ribbon Committee will give lawyers a “bigger role.” “May karapatan sila. […]

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TOLENTINO TO IMPROVE SENATE BLUE RIBBON RULES

The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, otherwise known as the blue ribbon committee, will be improved with new rules. Senator Francis Tolentino, the presumptive committee chair in the 19th Congress, said that among the new rules are separation of detention and commitment orders; process of preliminary determination; referral to prosecute; and […]

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NEW PERJURY LAW HAS STIFFER PENALTY — GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon welcomed the enactment into law of a measure increasing the penalties for those people who are found to commit perjury or make false testimony under oath before the court or other legal proceedings. Gordon, who chairs the Senate justice and human rights committee, hailed the signing of Republic Act (RA) 11594 which […]

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DATA PRIVACY NOT A SHIELD VS SUBPOENA – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon thanked National Privacy Commission (NPC) Commissioner Raymund Liboro for his pronouncement that the law on data privacy rights cannot be invoked as an excuse to evade legal proceedings. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said Liboro’s pronouncement has now cleared any dispute whether those invited to attend the Senate hearing […]

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MORE HEARINGS ON OVERPRICED MED SUPPLIES URGED

Senator Panfilo Lacson reaffirmed his full support behind the Senate continuing its investigation into irregularities in the government’s procurement of medical supplies to address the COVID-19 pandemic – even as he expects one hearing is not enough to complete the probe. Lacson said the investigation is not targeting President Rodrigo Duterte or any other personality, […]