(Eagle News)–Former Senate President Nene Pimentel is “very ill,” his family said on Monday, Oct. 14. In a statement, the family of Pimentel said he was “currently under treatment.” They did not say, however, what his sickness was. “Doctors and hospital staff are doing their best to help him,” the Pimentel family said. “We ardently ask that you join us in prayer for his full and complete recovery,” they added. Pimentel served as Senate President […]
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Lacson, Sotto, Pimentel, Zubiri record perfect session attendance
Detained De Lima attends least number of sessions; Trillanes attends second-least number (Eagle News) –Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Ping Lacson, now-Senate President Tito Sotto and his predecessor Koko Pimentel registered a perfect attendance during the 2nd regular session of the 17th Congress. The four senators attended all 79 sessions of the Senate, according to Senate records. Sotto, Pimentel, and Lacson were never late in any session. Zubiri, on the other hand, was late once because […]
Congress set to probe ‘script’ change in Comelec’s transparency server
THE joint Congressional Oversight Committee on automated election system chaired by Senator Koko Pimentel is set to conduct an inquiry this Thursday into the unauthorized change in script of a transparency server for automated elections. The senate will likely invite Marlon Garcia, the Smartmatic Project manager in the Philippines, Smartmatic Philippines General Manager Elie Moreno, Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, Poll Commissioner Rowena Guanzon and officials of the poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) […]
Election day constitutionally fixed – Pimentel
According to Senator Koko Pimentel, Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on the Automated Elections, the day of the election is constitutionally fixed and that the Congress can not meddle with said principle. Pimentel added that although the election can be re-scheduled in some places due to unexpected and significant events, the date of the election for the whole country cannot be re-scheduled. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter […]
Cabinet officials who will not attend Mamasapano re-investigation may be arrested
Senator Koko Pimentel said that the Malacañang cannot force the Senate to send copies of possible questions that the senators may have for Cabinet members in the re-opening of the investigation of the Mamasapano incident. Pimentel added that the Senate has the power to have government officials that don’t comply with the subpoena and investigation of the Senate arrested. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Pimentel wants to investigate airline operations
Senator Koko Pimentel wants to call a hearing to investigate the alleged sorry condition of the domestic airline operations in the country.
Senate to grill COA regarding overpriced Makati building
According to Senate Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee Chairman Senator Koko Pimentel said that the senate will grill the Commission on Audit on its continuing investigation of the overpriced Makati building, to find out how the irregularities regarding the building passed the said commission.
