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PNP needs 32,000 more body cameras

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 10:06 PM

The Philippine National Police needs 32,000 more units of body-worn cameras for its operations, its chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said. Read more »

Pharmally exec Mago kinumpronta ng mga senador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 07:57 PM

Kinumpronta ng mga senador si Pharmally executive Krizle Mago dahil sa pagbaligtad nito sa testimoniya ukol sa pag-swindle ng kaniyang kompanya sa pamahalaan. Read more »

Duterte's defense of Pharmally not a tolerance of corruption - Tolentino

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 03:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's defense of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals amid a Senate investigation on the management of COVID-19 funds should not be seen as his tolerance of corruption, an ally said Wednesday. Read more »

Repatriation ng mga Pinoy sa Afghanistan pinabibilisan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 09:33 PM

Pinamamadali na sa DFA at DOLE ang reptriation ng mga Pinoy sa Afghanistan. Read more »

Senator seeks transparency in vaccine distribution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 04:12 PM

The DOH should be transparent with how many vaccine doses are available in LGUs to prevent crowding at vaccination sites, a senator said Friday. Read more »

Allow local govts to choose which national protocols vs COVID-19 to enforce: senator

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 04:20 PM

A senator on Tuesday urged government to include local executives in the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Against COVID-19 and give them discretion on which items in the national protocols they can enforce in their own areas. Read more »

Tolentino urges Cusi-led PDP-Laban leadership to reach out to Pacquiao, Pimentel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 02:11 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Tuesday said the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi should reach out to Senators Manny Pacquiao and Aquilino Pimentel III, the erstwhile leaders of the political party. Read more »

PH can rely on Southeast Asia defense treaty in event of armed aggression: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 12:16 PM

A senator on Tuesday said the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty would protect the Philippines and its neighbors from armed and economic aggression by calling to their defense several western nations. Read more »

Pagpapaliban ng Bangsamoro elections, kailangan ng plebisito ayon kay Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 12:14 AM

MAYNILA - Iginiit ni Senador Panfilo Lacson na kailangan ng plebisito kung ipagpapaliban ng tatlong taon ang nakatakdang 2022 Bangsamoro elections. Read more »

Lawmaker wants athletes included in priority list for COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 05:28 PM

Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday appealed to the IATF to include athletes in the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

'De facto health workers': Tolentino defends mayors who got COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 01:17 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Friday backed mayors who have been drawing flak for being vaccinated against COVID-19, saying local chief executives should also be considered as frontliners. Read more »

Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of Tolentino’s libel case vs Failon

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 10:47 PM

The Court of Appeals has stood by its earlier ruling junking the libel case filed by Senator Francis Tolentino against former ABS-CBN broadcaster Ted Failon, finding “no merit” in the senator’s motion for reconsideration. Read more »

Pagbuo ng bagong distrito sa Caloocan City, suportado ng ilang senador

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:45 PM

Suportado ng ilang senador ang panukalang hatiin sa dalawang legislative district ang unang distrito ng Caloocan City. Read more »

Cityhood ng Calaca, Batangas, aprubado sa ikalawang pagbasa sa Senado

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:05 AM

Pasado sa ikalawang pagbasa sa Senado ang panukalang gawing isang ganap na siyudad ang munisipalidad ng Calaca sa Batangas. Read more »

Tolentino, nangangamba sa bagong batas ng China na nagbibigay pahintulot sa Coast Guard na mamaril ng mga bangka

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:27 PM

Nagpahayag ng pangamba si Senador Francis Tolentino sa bagong batas ng China na nagpapahintulot sa Chinese Coast Guard na barilin ang mga foreign vessel sa karagatan na magiging epektibo sa ika-1 ng Pebrero. Read more »

CA bypasses appointment of Davao poll veteran as Comelec commissioner

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 03:16 PM

The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until she could submit documents and answer questions about her husband's assets. Read more »

Senators consider allowing overseas voters to elect congressmen

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 09:58 PM

MANILA - Several senators on Thursday said they consider allowing overseas voters to elect congressmen in a bid to entice more Filipinos abroad to exercise their right to suffrage. Read more »

Tolentino to housing dept: Seek P24B in housing funds from other agencies to boost 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:42 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Wednesday urged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to have all housing-related budgets turned over to the agency to increase its "meager" P3.97-billion funding for 2021. Read more »

Panukalang foreign trip funds ng SolGen, sahod ni Calida sinita sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:31 PM

Tinanong ni Sen. Francis Tolentino kung bakit ang laki ng pasahod kay Jose Calida kumpara sa mga dating SolGen.  Read more »

Senate panel defers SolGen's 2021 budget over travel, confidential funds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 02:04 PM

A Senate panel on Monday deferred the approval of the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) P1.61-billion budget for 2021, after the agency failed to clarify some appropriations in its funding request.   Read more »