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Impeachment court keeps year-end target, leaves trial sched flexible

Manila, Aug. 25 -- The Senate impeachment court may adjust how and when it holds hearings once the chamber's budget calendar is fixed, even as Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Tuesday th... Read More


Fajarda testimony reset after Senate doctors validate stroke

Manila, Aug. 25 -- Former Department of Education (DepEd) Special Disbursing Officer Edward Fajarda is set to take the witness stand on Sept. 7 after the Senate's medical bureau independently confirme... Read More


Harsh penalties eyed vs socmed platforms over harmful online content

Manila, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday raised the possibility of imposing stiff penalties on social media platforms that repeatedly fail to keep violent and graphic material involving children... Read More


Impeach court orders independent check on ailing DepEd fund witness

Manila, Aug. 24 -- The Senate impeachment court on Monday directed its medical bureau to independently verify the condition of former Department of Education (DepEd) Special Disbursing Officer Edward ... Read More


Senators eye community-based model for safer schools

Manila, Aug. 24 -- Senators on Monday rallied behind a broader approach to school safety that would enlist families, teachers, mental health professionals, community leaders and even technology provid... Read More


Ninoy's faith in Filipinos worth keeping alive - senators

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Forty-three years after the assassination of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan on Friday challenged Filipinos to keep alive his f... Read More


Tulfo eyes gun storage checks before firearm licenses

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Senator Raffy Tulfo is proposing to require police inspection of firearm storage facilities before issuing licenses to gun owners following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zambo... Read More


Gatchalian: Infra catch-up must not weaken spending safeguards

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said efforts to accelerate government infrastructure spending in the second half of the year should not come at the expense of safeguar... Read More


Blue Ribbon to shift focus from flood control to roads, bridges

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is preparing to turn its investigative spotlight on substandard roads and bridges as it steps away from flood-control cases that will now be left la... Read More


CICC seeks jurisdiction over messaging, streaming platforms

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) wants Philippine authorities to gain clearer jurisdiction over social media, messaging, and streaming platforms as anonym... Read More