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HEIs reminded on students’ loan payment halt law

Senator Francis Escudero has urged all higher education institutions (HEIs) to adhere to the moratorium on the collection of student loans in areas where...

VP Sara, Chiz, Marcoleta hit Romualdez over corruption issues

Vice President Sara Duterte and Senators Francis Escudero and Rodante Marcoleta took turns at hitting Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, linking him to illegal gambling...

Escudero approves new subpoenas for flood control probe

Senate President Francis Escudero on Thursday announced that he approved subpoenas for five contractors and three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) executives...

Approved

The Commission on Appointments, led by Senate President Francis G. Escudero, approves the appointments of 24 foreign service officials from the Department of Foreign...

Escudero urges Palace to draft ‘negative list’ for 2026 budget projects

Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday urged Malacañang to craft a “negative list” of infrastructure projects that should be barred from the 2026 national...

First Plenary Session

Senate President Francis Escudero presides over the first organizational meeting and plenary session of the Commission on Appointments (CA) for the 20th Congress, attended...

Face Senate flood control probe or risk arrest—Chiz

Senate President Francis Escudero urged contractors linked to questionable flood control projects to attend the upcoming Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing or face legal...

‘Include local officials in budget planning’

Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday recommended that governors and city mayors be invited to participate in public hearings on the proposed 2026 national...

Oath-taking

The newly elected officers of the Institute of Political Affairs of the Senate take their oath before Senate President Francis Escudero. They are Jojo...

Chiz admits contractor is 2022 donor, denies wrongdoing

Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday admitted that one of the contractors among the top 15 in the list disclosed by President Ferdinand Marcos...

DA warns of rice industry’s collapse under Rice Tariffication Law

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces collapse unless the Rice Tariffication Law...

Escudero secures Senate presidency for 20th Congress

Senate President Francis Escudero retained his post as the 20th Congress opened on Monday, securing 19 votes after Senator Joel Villanueva nominated him to...

Sotto to seek probe into alleged P142.7b insertions in ’25 budget

Some P142.7 billion worth of infrastructure projects were “inserted” in the 2025 national budget, allegedly at the request of then Senate President Francis Escudero...

Legacy Wall

Senator Francis Escudero leads the unveiling of the Senate Legacy Wall at the Senate.
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