Congress okays SIM registration bill, seen as first law under PBBM
The House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday night ratified the bicameral committee report on the SIM Registration bill ...
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Senate passes bill deferring brgy., SK polls
The Senate on Tuesday night passed on third reading and final reading the measure to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang ...
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Supreme Court asks Senate to hike ’23 budget by P2.8b
The Supreme Court (SC) is asking senators for an additional P2.8 billion budget for next year after the Department of ...
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Time to revise the Constitution (1)
"Our multiparty system within a unitary presidential form of government has created mock political parties which have become mere flags ...
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Senate to push raps vs. people in sugar mess
Charges will be filed against personalities involved in approving the controversial Sugar Order No. 4 once the Senate Blue Ribbon ...
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Proposed Charter amendments
"There are many more provisions of the 1987 charter which in my opinion are not in sync with our kind ...
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Probe sought on school ‘harrassment’ cases
Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking a Senate investigation into reports of sexual harassment committed by educators in various schools nationwide. ...
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Senate panel opens debate on Cha-cha
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes on Thursday met for the first time to discuss possible ...
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Senate grills officials linked to sugar importation mess, ES explains side
Senators on Tuesday grilled resigned Agriculture undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian about the unauthorized order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar, ...
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Senate lockdown set after members, staff get COVID-19
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Friday declared a lockdown at the Senate building after seven senators and several employees ...
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