Tag: Senator Gringo Honasan

Sotto announces surprise Senate drug test

  (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 […]

LOOK: Senator Honasan mugshots

Senator Gregorio Honasan  surrendered to the Binan Police Station on Friday, a day after he was ordered arrested by the Sandiganbayan over the alleged misuse of almost P30 million in pork barrel funds. He had his mugshots taken as part of the booking process. Below are his mugshots, as released by the Philippine National Police Region IV.   The senator posted a P60,000 bail for the two graft counts at the Binan Regional Trial Court […]

Senator Honasan posts bail in Binan, Laguna court

(Eagle News) — Senator Gregorio Honasan posted bail in a local court in Laguna on Friday, a day after he was ordered arrested by the Sandiganbayan over the alleged misuse of almost P30 million in pork barrel funds. Honasan posted a P60,000-bail for the two counts of graft in the sala of  Executive Judge Teodoro Solis of Branch 25 of the Binan Regional Trial Court around 10 a.m. The judge signed his release order. Prior […]

ICYMI: Presidentiables and Vice-Presidentiables vote early

QUEZON City (May 9) – Several of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates were early worms as they went to their voting precincts early in the morning to vote. This includes Vice-President Jejomar Binay, his running mate Senator Gringo Honasan and Rep. Leni Robredo. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was also one of the first to vote wherein she made a comment about the use of cardboard boxes where the voting receipts were placed. Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar […]