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Senate okays 2026 budget on second reading

The Senate has approved the proposed House Bill 4058 or the P6.7-trillion 2026 General Appropriations Bill on second reading, with a P68.667-billion reduction in...

DepEd’s school-based feeding program

The good news is that the Senate has approved a bigger budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) next year that will expand the...

More than P180-billion lost to ghost projects—Lacson

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said more than P180 billion in public funds may have been wasted on flood control projects...

Gatchalian substitutes for absentee Dela Rosa

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has stepped up to fill the budget duties left unattended by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has not appeared in...

File ethics complaint vs. absentee Bato—Sotto

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday that citizens who want to hold Senator Ronald dela Rosa accountable for his repeated absences should file...

Senators assure gov’t won’t run on reenacted budget in 2026

Senate leaders moved to assure the public on Tuesday that the government will not operate under a reenacted budget in 2026. Concerns over a reenacted...

Dela Rosa still no-show in Senate halls

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday that the principle of no work, no pay does not apply to senators despite growing questions over the prolonged...

Lacson files bill eyeing Philippines as coffee powerhouse

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday announced that he filed a measure seeking to revive the country’s struggling coffee industry through...

Flood control documents safe from Senate fire—Sotto

A fire broke out inside the Senate building in Pasay City yesterday but was put under control about one hour later, according to fire...

Lawyer says Padilla did not violate anti-wiretapping law

SENATOR Robinhood Padilla’s office on Friday stressed that no violation of the Anti Wiretapping Law can be established without proof that a private conversation...

Jinggoy says K12 program a failure, seeks abolition

SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada has described the K to 12 education program as a failure and urged the government to abolish it during the Senate’s...

DAR chief lauds Senate for approving P17.4B budget

Agrarian Reform  Secretary Conrado Estrella III on Thursday thanked the Senate for approving the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) proposed P17.4-billion budget for 2026,...

ICI defers complaint referrals vs 3 current, former senators

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Wednesday announced it has decided to delay submitting complaint referrals to the Office of the Ombudsman concerning...

Senate mourns former leader Juan Ponce Enrile

The Senate on Thursday flew the Philippine flag at half-mast to mourn the death of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Senate President Vicente "Tito"...
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