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No surprise that 2025 GAA is prolonged, says Escudero 

Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero welcomed the signing of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), stressing its significance as a product of extensive...

‘PBBM has options to address budget slash instead of reconvening bicam’

Leaders from both houses of Congress said the President has other options to address the cuts in the ratified budget bill for 2025 even...

Escudero tells colleagues to refrain from commenting on impeachment rap vs. VP

Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday called for restraint among senators following the filing of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. He emphasized...

PBBM: Timely GAA passage to avoid budget reenactment

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. certified as urgent the passage of the 2025 General Appropriations Act anew to avoid a reenacted budget with a...

PH must be ready to adapt to policy shifts under Trump

The Philippines must be prepared for the policy shifts that US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to implement once in office, according to Senate...

Dela Rosa rejects Senate cooperation with ICC

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday questioned his colleagues’ willingness to submit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) a certified transcript of a...

Rody to attend Senate hearing

Koko: Blue Ribbon to work double time probing drug war EJKs Former President Rodrigo Duterte will attend Monday’s first Senate hearing on his bloody war...

Escudero: Blue Ribbon to lead drug war probe in the Senate

The Blue Ribbon Committee was selected to lead the investigation on the war on drugs of the previous administration in the upper chamber, Senate...

Chiz extolled for initiative to end PBBM-Leni rivalry

President Marcos lauded Senate President Francis Escudero for trying to bring about "political reconciliation" by setting up a brief exchange of pleasantries between himself...

House approves P6.3-t budget on final reading

Measure backs President's 'legacy projects' Voting 285-3-0, the House of Representatives on Wednesday night overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the proposed P6.352-trillion national...

Bill on college equivalency close to becoming a law

An alternative pathway to earning undergraduate and graduate degrees is now closer to becoming a law after it was passed on third and final...

Escudero: Senate passed 12 Palace priority measures

IN just a little over 30 session days, the Senate has passed 12 priority measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “We acted with urgency on...

Escudero doubts Guo’s claims that no Filipino helped her escape

Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday rejected the assertion of Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, that no Filipino helped her flee...

Escudero lauds Guo arrest as ‘crucial breakthrough’ in fighting POGO-linked crime

Senate President Francis Escudero has tagged the arrest of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo in Indonesia as a "crucial breakthrough" in local efforts to dismantle...
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