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Senate resolutions seek to extend portion of current budget to 2020

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 09:28 PM

This year’s budget for maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlay should be extended until Dec. 31, 2020, senators Angara and Marcos said. Read more »

Palace bats for general anti-discrimination bill

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 03:05 PM

A proposed law against discrimination should cover all forms of prejudice and not just bigotry, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

2 piso kada straw panukala ni Angara

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 12:38 PM

MAYNILA – Umiwas sa paggamit ng straw o magbayad ng P2.00 para dito. Read more »

Angara supports death penalty for heinous crimes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 11:34 AM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday said he would support restoring death penalty for heinous crimes. Read more »

Angara: Panelo letter on Sanchez a 'gray area,' may have 'implied' influence

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 09:41 AM

The referral letter of President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman for the executive clemency application of rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez may have "implied undue influence" to the the Board of Pardons and Parole, Sen. Sonny Angara said Thursday. Read more »

Another gov't post for Faeldon? 'I hope not,' says Angara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 09:27 AM

Former Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon should not be transferred to another agency after he was fired following public outcry over the implementation of good conduct credits for inmates, a lawmaker said Thursday.   Read more »

Drilon warns of proposal to amend GCTA law

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 06:56 PM

Minority Sen. Franklin Drilon on Tuesday warned against amending a law that increased the “good conduct time allowance” for convicts, saying this might be exploited by rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez to walk free earlier than what his prison sentence dictates. Read more »

Angara files bill vs 'all forms' of discrimination

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 06:54 PM

MANILA - Sen. Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to ban “all forms” of discrimination in the country, amid calls for the passage of an LGBT equality bill. Read more »

Angara wants anti-red tape stats of gov't agencies

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 01:26 AM

MANILA—Sen. Sonny Angara said Monday he wants government agencies to present their "anti-red tape performance and targets” during the hearing of their 2020 budget proposals.  Read more »

Angara seeks probe over near-expiry, overstocked meds in DOH

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 02:11 AM

MANILA—Sen. Sonny Angara has filed a Senate resolution seeking an inquiry into the overstocking of close to P20-billion worth of drugs and medicines by the Department of Health (DOH). Read more »

Senate will pass 2020 budget on time: Angara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 07:56 PM

MANILA - Sen. Sonny Angara on Wednesday said the proposed 2020 national budget will be "passed on time" to avoid a repeat of the delayed passage of this year's spending plan. Read more »

Battle for Senate committee chairmanships far from over - sources

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:59 PM

MANILA - The battle for the chairmanship of highly coveted committees in the Senate is far from over, sources told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Senators file bills seeking pay hike for teachers

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 11:03 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Several senators have filed bills seeking to raise the salaries of public school teachers, following the hike of pay for policemen last year. Read more »

Senate to probe PhilHealth scams

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 09:43 AM

MANILA - The Senate will investigate the alleged various fraudulent schemes involving the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) which has reportedly cost the firm billions. Read more »

Senators press new DICT Sec Honasan on free WiFi hotspots

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:49 PM

MANILA - Several senators on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of their former colleague, Gringo Honasan, as secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), even as the rebel-turned-senator’s qualification to lead the highly-technical agency is being questioned. Read more »

14th month pay, anti-'false content' bills among Sotto priority bills

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 04:06 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed the Senate’s first 10 bills under the 18th Congress, including one seeking 14th month pay for employees in the private sector and another outlawing the peddling of “false content.” Read more »

Hugpong senators-elect take oath

Simeon Celi, Jr, Presidential Photo
Posted at Jun 26 12:26 PM

President Duterte leads the oathtaking of newly elected senators from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago during a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday. Read more »

Imee Marcos says no personal money spent in Senate bid

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 07:01 PM

Her mother, former first lady and outgoing Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos had ranked as the third richest lawmaker in 2018. Read more »

Imee Marcos wants to head Senate tax, revenue panel - Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 10:07 AM

Senator-elect Imee Marcos is supposedly "interested" in the chairmanship of the Senate ways and means committee, the leader of the upper chamber of Congress said Wednesday.  Read more »

Angara ‘pretty sure’ TRABAHO bill won’t get current Senate's nod

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 03:00 PM

The second package of tax reforms would not be passed under the current Congress, Senate Finance Chair Sonny Angara said Wednesday. Read more »