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Poe wants Bangko Sentral to help fraud victims get money back

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 04:43 PM

Senator Grace Poe urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to help fraud victims get their money back as reports of online theft continue to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Senate approves DITO franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:16 PM

Seventeen senators approved the franchise of DITO, with Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan voting against it and Sen. Panfilo Lacson abstaining. Read more »

Pagtalakay sa renewal ng prangkisa ng DITO Telecom, nauwi sa usapin ng pang-eespiya, bakuna

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 10:55 PM

Sa pagtalakay ng Senado sa panukalang renewal ng congressional franchise ng ikatlong telco na DITO Telecommunity, naungkat ang donasyon ng China ng COVID-19 vaccines at ang pagbabakuna sa mga tauhan ng Presidential Security Group. Read more »

Senate panel approves DITO franchise

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 05:42 PM

The Senate Committee on Public Services has approved the franchise of DITO Telecommunity, which is operated by Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and China Telecoms.   Read more »

Senate panel urges DOTr to cancel PMVIC operations, repeal issuances

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:44 AM

The Senate Committee on Public Services on Tuesday urged the Department of Transportation to cancel private motor vehicle inspection services (PMVIS) and repeal its related issuances.   Read more »

Poe wants to know fund source, programs before drafting Bayanihan 3

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 12:14 PM

Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she would like to know first where the funds will be sourced for the proposed Bayanihan 3 and where it will be spent. Read more »

Pwede kamag-anak? Poe asks why DOTr men not banned from operating PMVICs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 11:16 AM

MANILA - Sen. Grace Poe questioned Wednesday why agreements to operate private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) do not bar transportation officials or their relatives from operating PMVICs. Read more »

'Incompetent': Poe hits transport officials over car seat law, PMVICs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 11:17 AM

Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday called transport officials "incompetent" following the implementation of costly measures requiring car seats for children and vehicle inspection operated by private firms. Read more »

Oriental Mindoro governor, hiniling sa LTO na ipagpaliban ang PMVIC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 12:53 AM

Nanawagan si Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito "Bonz" Dolor sa Land Transportation Office na ipagpaliban muna ang pagpapatupad ng Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (PMVIC) sa lalawigan. Read more »

Panukalang pag-alis sa expiration ng load, data pag-aaralan pa ng Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 09:37 PM

Bubuo na ng technical working group si Sen. Grace Poe para pag-aralan ang panukalang pag-alis sa expiration ng mga cellphone load at mobile data. Read more »

Telcos insist on prepaid load expiry citing 'carrying cost'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 05:20 PM

Telecommunications companies on Wednesday opposed calls to remove the expiration date for prepaid cell phone credits saying this will affect telcos' system maintenance and burden them with “carrying cost.”   Read more »

Senado nagkaaberya sa internet connection sa pagdinig sa panukalang SIM card registration

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 03:22 PM

Bahagyang nagkaaberya ang pagdinig ng Senado sa SIM card registration bills matapos magloko ang internet connection ng ilang senador.   Read more »

Several senators seek to institutionalize UP-DND accord

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 04:40 PM

Senate Bill No. 2002 seeks to amend the UP Charter to include guidelines on military and police operations inside the university, similar to the ones under the 1989 Abueva-Ramos Accord. Read more »

'Anti-epal' provision in 2021 national budget gets adopted

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 02:47 AM

MANILA - Public officials may find it harder now to claim credit after a provision prohibiting attachment of their names, pictures, logos, signatures or other kinds of appearance on projects funded by the 2021 national budget, was officially adopted. Read more »

Senators call for probe into 'series of unlawful killings'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 09:31 PM

Six senators on Monday filed a resolution calling for an investigation into the "series of unlawful killings" in the country, noting that at least 15 professionals and activists have been killed in the second half of 2020 alone. Read more »

Megawide must be allowed to lead NAIA rehab, says Poe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:00 AM

The chair of the Senate committee on public services added her voice to several business groups who believe the construction firm should be allowed to rehabilitate NAIA. Read more »

Senators question Malacañang's 'conditions' to certify anti-money laundering law amendments bill as urgent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 07:19 PM

MANILA - Senators on Wednesday scoffed at a document from Malacañang that imposed "conditions" before certifying as urgent a bill that would strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).   Read more »

Pagdinig ng Senado sa isyu ng RFID system, kasado na sa Huwebes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 03:52 PM

Kasado na ang pagdinig ng Senado sa Huwebes sa usaping RFID system sa North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).   Read more »

'Ang ganda ng pamasko nila': Jeepney phaseout 'di angkop ngayong may pandemya - Poe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 03:17 PM

Hindi angkop ang timing sa napipintong pag-phaseout sa mga tradisyunal na jeepney sa katapusan ng buwang ito, sabi ng isang senador ngayong Miyerkoles.   Read more »

Senate ratifies bicam report on FIST bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 05:07 PM

The Senate on Tuesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act, which would allow "banks and other financial institutions to dispose and transfer non-performing assets and loans." Read more »