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(Eagle News)–Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar continued to lead the senatorial race three days after the elections, based on partial and unofficial results coming from the Commission on Elections transparency server. As of 8:34 a.m., Villar had 24,934,651 votes, over three million votes more than Grace Poe’s 21,781,178. Bong Go was still in third place, with 20,263,331 votes. Below are the other senators in the top 12: 4. Pia Cayetano – 19,493,076 votes 5. Bato dela […]
https://youtu.be/4lWrTXe4DKY (Eagle News) – Senator Grace Poe finally got to vote in her precinct in San Juan past noon today, Monday, May 13. Poe returned to vote in her precinct at the Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan after the vote counting machine earlier failed to work Monday morning. She first arrived at the polling precinct at 9:15 a.m. and waited for around 15 minutes. The Commission on Elections then decided to replace […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, blamed Senator Grace Poe for the continuing congestion problems on Edsa. In a speech in a campaign rally in Davao, Duterte said Poe had refused to grant the money to fund projects that would bring about solutions. This is the first time Duterte publicly named Poe, even as the chief executive already hinted at a senator who he said was to blame for Edsa’s traffic woes in previous speeches […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe on Friday, Jan. 11, urged the government to reconsider its 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge. According to Poe, some 500,000 motorists will be inconvenienced by the closure, which the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said would start on Saturday, Jan. 19. The senator also noted the project contractor, China Communications and Construction Corp., was “banned by the World Bank in 2009 for anomalies related to several multi-billion-peso Philippine road projects it had funded.” […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe has said there was a need to revisit the anti-bullying law so that school administrators will not have “too much discretion on when to act” on a bullying case. In a statement, Poe, who said she would file a Senate resolution to that effect, noted the case of an Ateneo student who was seen being bullied by his schoolmate in a now-viral video. The same bully was seen physically and emotionally […]
(Eagle News)–For Senator Grace Poe, the Road Board should first be “made to account for the billions of funds it utilized” from the motor vehicle users’ charge before it is abolished. “Ours is a government of accountability. And the car owners who contributed to the MVUC should be given their due course,” she said. According to Poe, the National Treasury should also “be apprised of the total funds that would be transmitted to them.” She […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, Dec. 13, revealed only one third of the P977 million allotted as fuel subsidy for jeepney drivers and operators has been distributed to them. According to Poe, based on a report given to her, only 69,065 ‘Pantawid Pasada’ cards containing P5,000 subsidy each were turned over to the drivers and operators, for a total amount of P345 million. Poe said there are 171836 intended beneficiaries of the cards, […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, Aug. 9, stressed the importance of clearing Edsa’s alternate routes before a single-driver vehicle ban is implemented on the major thoroughfare during rush hours. “Unless you can guarantee na ang mga illegally parked vehicles dun sa Mabuhay Lanes ay tatanggalin ninyo at malilinis ninyo in coordination with local governments, huwag kayong basta-basta magsasabi na hindi na puwedeng dumaan sa EDSA. Dapat in coordination ‘yan [with local governments]. Malinis na […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday, July 2, said she would push for an inquiry into the possible liability of several Philippine National Police officials over the allegedly anomalous purchase of Mahindra patrol vehicles in 2015. Poe made the statement after the Commission on Audit flagged the purchase worth P1.893 billion, saying it was “disadvantageous” to the PNP. In 2014 though, Poe already expressed concerns over what she said was a bidding that […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Friday, June 1, said the government should be giving subsidies to drivers who were affected by the increase in prices of gasoline. “May mga safeguards diyan katulad ng pagbibigay ng umento at vouchers din sa ating mga drivers para sa gasoline. So nais nating tanungin ang DOF, ano ba ang mga ginagawa nila para matulungan ang mga drivers?” Poe asked. “Masasabi ko sa DOF, ‘nasaan na ang pinangako […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, May 24, said she and her colleagues in the committee on public services would hold a hearing on the “domino effect” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law in Iloilo on Friday, May 25. “Kailangang isipin natin kung paano mapagagaan ang buhay ng ating mga kababayan lalo na sa probinsya dahil sa pagmahal ng kuryente, tubig at bilihin at ang nakaambang pagtaas ng pamasahe,” Poe […]
(Eagle News)—–Senators had nothing but praises for President Rodrigo Duterte’s choice of Tourism Secretary, following the resignation of Wanda Teo over the P60-million ad placement controversy. “She is an excellent choice. She has the academic and professional credentials,” Senator Grace Poe said of Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who was named tourism head on Tuesday, May 8. According to Poe, Romulo-Puyat “made it a point to promote the different provinces she visited, and showcase local food products; even the indigenous craftsmanship […]
