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The final report of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) on Mamasapano incident was finally submitted on March 13 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Police Director Benjamin Magalong to The first five sets of the final report, with each set consisting of 120 pages, were submitted by Magalong to Philippine National Police Officer-in-charge (PNP-OIC) Leonardo Espina. The compiled documents were named “The Mamasapano Report.” Before the turn over to PNP, the final […]
The Senate ignored the latest round of blame game allegedly initiated by the President, with several Senators saying that President Aquino should take responsibility for the said incident.
The Senate said that it will no longer hold any new hearing on the Mamasapano incident.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago berated the head of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for arriving late for a Senate hearing.
The Senate sent subpoenas against Telecommunication companies to secure a detailed transcript of the exchange of text messages between President Aquino and resigned Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima.
The Senate holds a hearing regarding the proposal of several lawmakers for an independent truth commission that will look into the Mamasapano incident.
According to several members of the Senate, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front should be more open-minded to the amendments that the Congress will introduce to the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Senate President Franklin Drilon assured the public that the Senate will support any move to uncover the truth behind the Mamasapano attack.
The Senate can reverse the decision of water concessionaires to implement a water rate hike but Senator Osmeña said that the MWSS should follow the judgement of the International Chamber of Commerce.
(Eagle News Service) — The senate is set to review the possibility of reviving death penalty in the country. In an interview with senate reporters, Senator Vicente Sotto III has again revived his call for the re-imposition of the death penalty in the country, following the exposed luxurious prison lifestyle of several convicted drug lords in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). The senator, however, said that he will amend his bill that imposes death penalty […]
The Senate starts its probe on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said that the public has the right to know if the Philippines will really benefit from the said agreement.
The Senate will start its hearing on the allegedly overpriced Iloilo Convention Center, which is the source of the plunder complaint against Senate President Frankln Drilon and others.
