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(Eagle News)–The Senate will follow a process in the grant of franchises to public utilities, Senate President Tito Sotto said on Saturday, Feb. 29. Sotto said, after all, that “we cannot do away with certain steps to fast-track the process, or else we can be unjustly accused of currying favors to specific parties.” “We will maintain an unbiased treatment to organizations asking for renewal of their franchise. We were elected to serve and protect the […]
(Eagle News)–The franchise of ABS-CBN will expire in May, not March, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, Feb. 24. According to Guevarra, this was because based on records, Republic Act No. 7966, the law that granted the company the license to operate for 25 years, was published on April 19, 1995. He said the law, although enacted on March 30, 1995, provides itself that it would become effective 15 days after the date of […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate committee on public services on Monday, Feb. 24, kicked off its hearings on ABS-CBN’s franchise, which is set to expire on March 30. The panel led by Senator Grace Poe began the hearings even if the House of Representatives has yet to start its own hearings on the same. The House has slammed the Senate’s move as “unconstitutional,” but at least two senators have argued the Senate could conduct the hearings. Senator […]
(Eagle News)–A Senate inquiry into ABS-CBN’S compliance to its franchise terms does not preclude any action in the House of Representatives or in the Supreme Court on the matter. This is according to Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate committee on public services who filed Resolution No. 322 calling for the probe. This was after Solicitor General Jose Calida alleged in a quo warranto petition filed before the Supreme Court that the network had […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has filed a resolution seeking a Senate probe into ABS-CBN’s compliance to its franchise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 22, Poe noted the allegations by the Office of the Solicitor General that the network had violated the terms of the same when the network offered pay-per-view channel services without the necessary government permits. The SolGen also accused ABS-CBN of violating the constitutional restriction on foreign ownership of mass media […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of abuse of power, the first of two impeachment charges, following a historic two-week trial. The Republican-majority Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Trump of charges that he withheld military aid to Ukraine to pressure Kiev to investigate political rival Joe Biden and help his re-election effort. Fifty-two Republicans voted to acquit Trump while all 47 Democrats voted to remove him from office. […]
(Eagle News) — Three senators have asked President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his unilateral withdrawal from the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. In urging the President in Senate Resolution No. 312, Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Panfilo Lacson acknowledged that while “by constitutional fiat and by the intrinsic nature of his office” the President, as head of state, is “the sole organ and authority in the external […]
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US senators wrapped up two days of exhaustive questioning of House prosecutors and White House lawyers at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, setting the stage for a showdown vote on Friday on Democratic demands for new witnesses. Chief Democratic prosecutor Adam Schiff, in a last-ditch bid to win over Republican senators wary of a drawn-out process, proposed a one-week time frame to secure new witness testimony. “Let’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said it would probe what is said to be the proliferation of prostitution rings supposedly patronized by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators workers. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality launched a probe into the reports on the same day. During the hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros, committee chair, showed what she said was a group […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Revilla has filed a measure requiring all workplaces to put in place mechanisms against bullying. In filing Senate Bill 1217, Revilla noted that while Congress has already banned bullying in schools, it has yet to enact a similar law covering private and government offices. “These kinds of acts hamper peace and tranquility in a professional environment and disrupt the delivery of services to the public,” Revilla said. Under the proposed law, bullying […]
(Eagle News)-Employees in the Senate need not report for work on Monday, Jan. 13, Senate President Tito Sotto said. He said only the Office Sergeant at Arms shall require a skeletal force to report for work to maintain security in the area. Sotto said the announcement was due to the ashfall in the Senate vicinity and surrounding areas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said an alert level 4 has been hoisted over Taal volcano […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate formally recognized a number of Filipino athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games. The Upper House in particular commended Christine Hallasgo, Sarah Noveno Dequinan, Fernando Jose Casares, Jeniel Bata-Anon, Brandhon Kyrielle Aquino, Baby Jessica Canabal, Noelito Jose, Jr, and John Michael Pasco in adopting Senate Resolutions 245, 246 and 281 introduced by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Win Gatchalian respectively. Zubiri said Hallasgo […]
