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(Eagle News) — Work in the Senate is suspended starting 11 am. because of inclement weather due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, according to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III The House of Representatives earlier said work will be suspended, but hearings will still proceed. Earlier, Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice has suspended work in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and all courts under the National Capital Region starting […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Manny Pacquiao wants Davao Mayor Sara Duterte to run for senator in 2019. In a radio interview, Pacquiao said this was because he feels she would be able to do a lot in the Senate because of her political will. “Na-manage nga niya nang maayos ang Davao City eh…,” he said. He said the presidential daughter could also help outside the Senate. Earlier, Senator Panfilo Lacson said that among the “fresh, new, young” […]
(Eagle News) — A bicameral conference panel has reconciled the disagreeing provisions of the Senate’s and the House of Representatives’ versions of a bill creating the P100-billion coconut levy trust fund. In a statement, Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and head of the Senate panel, said the final reconciled version of Senate Bill 1233 and House Bill 5745 will now be submitted for ratification by both houses of Congress. The […]
(Eagle News) — Umaapela si Senador Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara sa mga kapwa mambabatas na suportahan ang pagsasabatas ng Universal Health Care bill na layong gawing abot-kaya ang lahat ng serbisyong medikal. Sa Senate Bill 1896, awtomatikong ipapasakop sa National Health Insurance Program ang lahat ng Pilipinong nangangailangan ng tulong medikal tulad ng preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative at palliative health services. Ayon kay Angara, kung may kakayahan ang bawat Pilipino na makapagpasuri sa doktor, tiyak […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Monday, July 30, announced the conduct of a surprise drug test for Senate employees. “To show my support, I will be first in line,” Sotto said. Senator Gringo Honasan also subjected himself to the surprise drug test, after he was asked by Sotto to undergo the test after him. Sotto has a hard stance against illegal drugs and has been very vocal in his support of President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News)—-The Senate was the only government institution that had a “good” net satisfaction rating in a survey done by the Social Weather Stations in June. According to the SWS, the +41 rating it received translates to 57 percent of people satisfied with its performance and to 17 percent dissatisfied with it. Although still a “good,” the SWS said this was the “lowest” mark the Senate received since the +41 it received in April 2016. The […]
(Eagle News) – The speech for President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) had to undergo last minute adjustments because of the House of Representatives’ failure to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law, even as Malacanang called this as a “temporary setback.” Originally, the President wanted to sign the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) just before, or during his third SONA, which won’t happen because of the lower House’s failure to ratify this […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Thursday, July 19, said he senses the Senate will oppose any term extension under a proposed federal Charter. “I do not want to be speaking for everyone else but that is the sense that I am getting from the rest of the Senate,” he said, reacting to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s proposal the 2019 elections be postponed to immediately give way to a shift to the federal system […]
(Eagle News)– Work in the Senate was suspended on Wednesday, July 18. Senator Gregorio Honasan II, Senate officer in charge, made the announcement in a text message to reporters. It was unclear if the hearing on proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will push through. Monsoon rains have caused flooding in some areas in Metro Manila overnight.
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Work in the Senate has been cancelled due to continuous rains. Senator Gregorio Honasan, officer in charge of the Senate, employees were told to go home because of flooded areas. The scheduled hearing by the Senate committee on constitutional amendments on the draft federal constitution has also been cancelled. The bicameral conference committee has yet to say if the vote on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will push through today. […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate has received the copy of the Consultative Committee’s draft federal Constitution. The document was received by Senate President Tito Sotto from former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, chair of the Con-Com tasked to look into the 1987 Constitution, and former Senate President Nene Pimentel. Sotto said, however, that they would still wait for President Rodrigo Duterte’s formal transmittal of the document hopefully in his third State of the Nation […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the measure that seeks to provide healthcare to all Filipinos. Presidential Harry Roque said the President made the revelation in a Cabinet meeting on Monday, July 9. With the certification, the measure does not have to follow the “three-day rule” between the second and third readings, which means Congress may immediately subject it to third reading as soon as lawmakers approve it on second reading. The House of […]
