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Pacquiao welcomes probe on alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols in Batangas event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 06:34 PM

The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday said the lawmaker welcomes any possible investigation on alleged violations of COVID-19 health protocols in an event he attended in Batangas. Read more »

Finance chief orders BIR, Customs to investigate cooperatives used for rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:49 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the Department of Agriculture in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports.    Read more »

'Athletes shouldn't be used as an excuse': Hontiveros reiterates need for probe of SEA Games loan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:07 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros stressed the need to investigate the "possible irregularities" regarding the construction of the sports facilities used in the 2019 SEA Games. Read more »

Senate bill filed to extend Bayanihan 2 spending until March 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:53 AM

A senator filed a proposal to extend the availability of funds for COVID-19 response until March next year.   Read more »

Cynthia Villar richest PH senator in 2019 with P3.8-B wealth; De Lima has least

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 12:56 PM

The Senate has released the 2019 summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of senators with Sen. Cynthia Villar topping the list with a P3.81-billion net worth. Read more »

Hontiveros: Structural reforms solution vs corruption, not ad hoc task forces

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 10:45 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on structural reforms in government and not just the creation of an ad hoc task force in fighting corruption. Read more »

PH, Australia uphold freedom of navigation rights in disputed S. China Sea

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 03:30 PM

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Australian Senator Linda Reynolds emphasized the need to maintain the freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed area in compliance with international law.  Read more »

Villar chides DA official over rice importation during harvest season

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 04:04 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Thursday came down hard on an agriculture official for granting rice importation permits during harvest season, further reducing the income of struggling smallholder farmers. Read more »

Brazilian police catch senator hiding cash between his buttcheeks, source says

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 03:00 AM

Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught in a police raid with money hidden between his buttcheeks on Wednesday, amid an investigation into the misuse of COVID-19 response funding.   Read more »

Panukalang batas na nagbabawal sa expiration ng ‘di nagamit na internet data, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:33 PM

Isinusulong ng isang senador ang isang panukalang batas na nagbabawal na sa expiration ng mga hindi nagamit na internet data. Read more »

Hontiveros tells defense dept: Stop downplaying China's threats in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 03:47 PM

During the Department of National Defense's budget hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros stressed that the “external” threats to the Philippines should not be downplayed amid China’s repeated incursions in the disputed waters where the country has laid claims.   Read more »

Panukala para sa special powers ng Pangulo para sa mabilis na pagkuha ng permits, inendorso sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 12:47 AM

Indendorso na sa plenaryo ng Senado ang panukalang batas na magbibigay kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng special powers para mapabilis ang pagkuha ng mga lisensya at permit. Read more »

Hontiveros seeks P1.36-B hike in DSWD budget to address malnutrition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 04:18 PM

MANILA — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday pushed for a P1.36-billion increase in the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) proposed 2021 budget to aid government's response to a looming “hunger crisis” in the country.    Read more »

Guevarra: More raps eyed vs other PhilHealth officials

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 06:45 PM

(UPDATE) More complaints may be filed against other PhilHealth officials allegedly embroiled in the scandal involving billions of cash advances released to hospitals and other health care institutions in a bid to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Risa Hontiveros is impossible

GIAN LAO
Updated as of Sep 14 10:28 AM

After she was systematically targeted at the height of the Philhealth scandal, we checked in with the Senator to talk about what it takes to keep going in a climate like today’s. Read more »

Ex-justices Carpio, Morales reject Estelito Mendoza’s 'expertise' in anti-terror law petitions

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 09:02 AM

Former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza may have had a storied legal career but that’s not enough for former Supreme Court justices and other legal luminaries to qualify him as an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” in the petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

The stuff that caught his eye: Senator Migz Zubiri picks his favorites from the coming León auction

ANCX
Updated as of Sep 05 04:02 PM

The legislator indulges in one of his passions for León and ANCX—looking at art  Read more »

Hontiveros pushes bill to curb teen pregnancies

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 08:11 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday endorsed for plenary approval a bill that seeks to prevent teenage pregnancy and institutionalize social protection for adolescent parents. Read more »

'Repression in broad daylight': SC urged to issue TRO vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 12:13 PM

A group of senators, media practitioners and lawyers who filed a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act has urged the Supreme Court to act on their plea for a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of the new law. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte shares meal with family as rumors of failing health swirl

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:02 PM

A photo of President Rodrigo Duterte sharing a meal with his family was uploaded on Facebook on Monday as rumors of his failing health swirled. Read more »