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The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing profound sympathy and condolences on the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susana “Toots” Ople, a champion of the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Senators unanimously adopted Senate Resolution No. 747 (Adopted Resolution No. 83), introduced by Senate President Migz Zubiri, taking into consideration SRNs […]
The House of Representatives paid tribute to Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople who passed away recently. “Migrant workers, and workers in general, have just lost a great and tireless champion in Secretary Ople. She was the first secretary of the department Congress had created to focus on attending to the welfare […]
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco led the House of Representatives in mourning the death of Camarines Norte Representative Marisol Panotes. On Friday, Panotes’ daughter, Rosemarie, confirmed her passing in a Facebook post but did not indicate the cause of death of the lawmaker who represented the province’s Second District since 2016. Rosemarie will replace her mother […]
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives mourned the death of Tarlac Rep. Carlos “Charlie” Cojuangco. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the lower chamber “mourns the loss of one of its political party leaders”. “His untimely demise leaves a void in the Nationalist People’s Coalition and the entire House supermajority coalition.” “His untimely demise leaves […]
Senators recalled how ex-president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, also their former colleague, fulfilled his duties as a public servant with fervor. Aquino died at the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City on June 24. He was 61. Senator Imee Marcos remembered they were both neophytes in Congress in 1998 — she from Ilocos Norte’s Second […]
A party-list lawmaker called for a period of national mourning for former president Benigno Simeon ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III who passed away at the age of 61 due to renal failure as a result of diabetes. Senior Citizens Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said expressions of sincere condolences and grief for Aquino’s death should be shared at this […]
Senators mourn the death of former senator and Manila mayor Alfredo Lim, who passed away on August 8, 2020 at the age of 90. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Lim wore many hats as a public servant, from being a police chief of the city of Manila to senator from 2004 to 2007 and […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the family of former Maria Teresa Aquino Oreta who passed away last May 14, 2020 at the age of 75. Senate Resolution No. 406 was sponsored by Senate President Tito Sotto III, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, […]
Senators were saddened by the demise of former Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta, or TAO as she was called by friends and colleagues. She was 75 years old. “My family and I are so saddened by her demise. She was very close to me,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. Sotto said his wife, Helen, who was […]