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Sotto tosses PSG jab issue to Senate, focuses on vaccine roadmap

Senate President Vicente Sotto III acknowledged Sunday that Monday’s hearing on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan could stray into the controversy over the early...

15 senators back ‘ABS’ renewal

Some 15 senators, led by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, have expressed their support for the renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation’s franchise. Aside from Sotto,...

Sotto soft-pedals vaccine probe

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said a hearing on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program will push through next week, despite a warning from President...

Palace: Solons hold prerogative on ABS-CBN

Malacañang said Tuesday the fate of a fresh bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corp a new broadcast franchise was "a sole constitutional prerogative of...

Sotto seeks new ABS-CBN franchise

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed a proposed measure seeking for the renewal of media giant ABS-CBN Corporation’s franchise which was rejected...

Rody hopes 2021 ‘a year of healing’

Malacañang expressed hope that 2021 would be a year of “healing, recovery, and bouncing back and assured the public that the government is on...

Rody, Leni, Congress, SC spread message of hope

As the Philippines celebrates Christmas amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte joined his countrymen in marking the birth of...

Budget OK major feat for Senate

The passage of the P4.5-billion budget for 2021, seen to drive the country’s pandemic response and recovery efforts, is the biggest accomplishment of the...

Rody to ink ’21 budget Dec. 28

President Duterte is expected to sign the proposed 2021 national budget into law in Davao City next week, his spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday. Roque...

Imee pushes hybrid poll system

The elections in the Philippines can never be transparent and secure under the fully automated election system in use since 2010, Senator Imee Marcos...

Lawmaker finds ‘no value’ in Sotto’s red-tag probe

A party-list legislator who represents the education sector on Thursday hit Senate President Vicente Sotto III for “finding value” in a military warning against...

Senate ups vaccine funds

Senators have agreed to increase the funds for procurement, storage and distribution of vaccines for COVID-19 under the 2021 national budget, Senate President Vicente...

Internet woes force Senate to halt session

The Senate on Tuesday suspended budget debates in plenary due to internet connectivity issues, as most of its members were participating through online video...

Congress ‘era of cooperation’ seen

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco is hopeful a “new era of cooperation” between the House of Representatives and the Senate is at hand as the...
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