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Escudero pledges ‘pork-free’ government budget for 2025

Senate President Francis Escudero promised that the proposed national government budget for 2025 would no longer feature questionable “insertions.” In an interview over radio DWIZ Saturday,...

Senators weigh in on accepting fresh military aid from United States

Lawmakers in the upper chamber held diverging opinions on Wednesday with respect to the $500-million military assistance the United States has committed to the...

Escudero criticizes DPWH over failure to control Metro Manila flooding despite P255-B budget

Despite a whopping P255 billion allocated for the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) flood control projects in the P5.768-trillion national budget for...

Senate lauds PBMM’s signing of new laws on procurement, financial security

President Ferdinand Marcos' signing of the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) and the Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act (AFASA) “marks a significant step forward in...

Pimentel says number of Senate minority did not change despite shakeup

The third regular session of the 19th Congress will open next week with still only two members of the minority bloc in the upper...

SC asks Senate panel to respond to Guo petition

The Supreme Court directed the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality to comment on a petition filed by suspended Bamban...

Escudero blames DOE, ERC for failing to prevent exorbitant power rates

Senator Francis Escudero expressed his frustrations at the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for their “failure to perform their...

Senate seeks inquiry into suspicious recruitment of foreign students in Cagayan

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has proposed an inquiry into the alleged payment of up to P2 million by foreign students in exchange for college degrees...

Senators want to hold gencos accountable for plant outages

Senator Francis Escudero wants power generation companies (gencos) to be held accountable for any unreasonable or unjustified outage brought about by their negligence, incompetence, or...

Escudero cautions on forging RCEP

Senator Francis Escudero has cautioned the government on signing a free trade agreement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Escudero said the government must...

‘1M houses needed per year to meet PH backlog’

Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday said the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) should build at least one million housing units annually in the next...

Imee: Next SP should come from UniTeam

The next Senate President should come from the UniTeam senatorial slate to ensure the quick passage of crucial pieces of legislation under the next...

‘Presidential bets welcome in Sorsogon’

All presidential aspirants and those running for national elective positions are welcome to campaign in Sorsogon, former Senator Francis Escudero, now governor of the...

Leni endorses ex-rival Escudero for senator

Vice President Leni Robredo is endorsing the senatorial candidacy of Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, her erstwhile rival in the 2016 vice presidential race. She...
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