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Zubiri belittles leadership 'coup' rumors

MANILA, March 6 -- Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri dismissed on Wednesday rumors about efforts to replace him as Senate president. In a press briefing, Zubiri said 17 senators signed a manifesto,... Read More


Villar urges colleagues to consider ICM to sustain coastal resources

MANILA, March 5 -- Senator Cynthia Villar on Tuesday urged senators to consider the vital points of integrated coastal management (ICM) as a national strategy in effectively managing and protecting co... Read More


Senators to consult CSC on hiring teachers with dual citizenship

MANILA, March 5 -- A Senate panel will consult the Civil Service Commission (CSC) regarding a memorandum circular it issued in 2016 that a person with dual citizenship would not be appointed in govern... Read More


Hontiveros asks Senate leadership to approve Quiboloy arrest

MANILA, March 5 -- Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday asked the Senate leadership to approve her motion to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. Hontiver... Read More


Senator to provide disaster resilience scholarships with CCC, AIM

MANILA, March 4 -- The office of Senator Loren Legarda has forged a partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to grant full scholarship to candid... Read More


Senate OKs transfer of provincial, sub-provincial jails to BJMP care

MANILA, March 4 -- The Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2352 or the Jail Integration Act which seeks to transfer the control and supervision of the provincial and sub-provincial jails to... Read More


Hontiveros: DOJ's filing of cases vs. Quiboloy a 'gift to every woman'

MANILA, March 4 -- Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday said the move of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file qualified trafficking and child abuse cases against Kingdom of Jesus... Read More


Senate to proceed with RBH 6 discussions with higher education sector

MANILA, March 1 -- The Senate subcommittee tasked to handle the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution has invited more resource persons from the higher education sect... Read More


Ejercito says enough safeguards provided in medical marijuana bill

MANILA, Feb. 29 -- Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Thursday said there are sufficient safeguards provided in Senate Bill No. 2573, or the Cannabis Medicalization Act of the Philippines for him ... Read More


Streamline, not abolish, PS-DBM - Angara

MANILA, Feb. 28 -- The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) should be streamlined instead of being abolished, Senator Sonny Angara said Wednesday. "I don't think we... Read More