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Senators unite on banning online gambling

Top lawmakers on Tuesday called for tougher actions against online gambling, pushing for a total ban or tighter regulations amid growing concern over its...

Ejercito hails Japan’s warship transfer as boost to Philippine naval force

Senator Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito on Sunday welcomed Japan’s decision to transfer six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines, calling it a major enhancement...

Senate eyes P150 pay hike as ‘compromise’

PBBM to weigh impact of legislated wage increase Senators are weighing the possibility of either adopting the House-approved proposal for a P200 legislated wage hike,...

Ejercito hopes for positive development in Marcos-Duterte rift

Senator Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito on Tuesday expressed hope that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s willingness to reconcile with Vice President Sara Duterte and her...

Senate takes up proposed reforms to BARMM law

Proposed amendments to the Bangsamoro Organic Law, including the reinclusion of Sulu and the strengthening of Shari’ah courts, were discussed by the Senate committee...

Ejercito seeks joint congressional panel to review UHC implementation

Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito renewed his call Wednesday for the creation of a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Universal Health Care (UHC) to evaluate...

Ejercito calls for restoration of P10 billion defense budget cut

Senate Majority Leader Joseph Victor Ejercito is advocating for the restoration of the P10-billion cut from the Department of National Defense (DND) budget, which...

NHA hails senators on agency support

The National Housing Authority (NHA) on Thursday lauded Senators Imee Marcos, JV Ejercito and Francis Tolentino for seeking to renew its corporate life beyond...

Hontiveros unimpressed by Guo’s testimony in executive session

Senator Risa Hontiveros is dissatisfied with the outcome of yesterday’s executive session held with the dismissed mayor of Bamban town, Guo Hua Ping. In a...

Senate honors former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.

Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. was honored yesterday by the Senate for his illustrious career and his invaluable contributions to both national...

Senators call for action after massive floods ravage Metro Manila, nearby provinces

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called for redesigned flood control projects to accommodate rapid urbanization and high population density in Metro Manila in the...

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...

Senators back panel report pushing POGOs expulsion

Members of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means affixed their signatures to a committee report recommending, among others, to kick out Philippine Offshore...

Funny, laughable conundrum over Ayungin Shoal

"With the hesitancy of the Marcos administration in totally banning POGOs, it does seem the country is indeed so desperate for POGO money at...
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