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Senator Koko Pimentel III is calling for a congressional inquiry into reported vote counting machine (VCM) glitches that caused delays during Monday’s midterm polls. Pimentel, chair of the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, questioned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for lacking foresight on the massive malfunctioning of VCMs in several precincts nationwide. […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, is not likely to entertain calls for him to reopen the investigation into the smuggling of shabu through the Bureau of Customs after Presidential son Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and former Presidential Economic Adviser Michael Yang were implicated in the case. According to Gordon, unless their […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for an investigation into the unexpected brownouts that hit several towns and cities in Luzon, especially after the Department of Energy (DOE) has given its assurance that there is ample supply of electricity reserve throughout the dry season. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the call amid […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III expressed dismay and displeasure that the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), a body created under the Automated Election Law, has not yet certified the automated election system (AES) to be used in the coming national and local polls “with just a little over a month or around 30 days before May 13.” […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately investigate the power outages hitting Luzon after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the grid under red alert due to insufficient power reserves. Gatchalian said the DOE should also look into the possibility of collusion among power producers due to […]
PDP-Laban President Sen. Koko Pimentel III on Monday assured the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its employees that the party will conduct an inquiry and immediately act on reports that a PDP-Laban candidate for board member in Tarlac had allegedly slapped a COMELEC election officer who was removing illegaly posted campaign materials. “Let me state […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara wants government regulators and Congress to look into the cause of the water shortage now affecting parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province even as he called for long-term solutions to meet the country’s growing water demand. Angara expressed concern over the ongoing water service interruptions across the concession area of […]
House Agriculture committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., denounced the killing of nine sugar farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, over a supposed land dispute. “We denounce this despicable and heartless crime committed on our farmers. Nakikiramay kami sa mga kaanak ng mga nasawi at nakikiisa sa tawag para sa hustisya (We […]