MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared a total of 117 senatorial aspirants nuisance, possibly barring them from running in the May 2025 midterm elections. Of the 117 declared nuisance candidates, Comelec Chairman Geor
MANILA, Philippines The Senate early Wednesday morning finished its marathon plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. The chambers plenary session lasted for 13 hours, ending exactly at 3:52 a.m. On the last day of the deliberatio
MANILA, Philippines Senators have removed more than P50 billion worth of lump sum increases in the proposed funding for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) next year. The lump sums were contained in the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB
MANILA, Philippines The Senates powerful blue ribbon panel was once again urged to probe the status of irrigation initiatives in the country after some senators raised concerns about million-worth funding for the repair of the decrepit irrigation pr
Sen. Grace Poe, head of the Senate finance panel (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is set to conclude its marathon plenary debates on the proposed 2025 national budget on Tuesday, according to Se
MANILA, Philippines As the Senate continues to take action on the Site Blocking Bill, a consumer group again called on the chamber to pass the measure to protect the creative industry and ensure the digital security of Filipinos. In a recent stateme
MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela chairperson Mar Valbuena on Monday, October 7, submitted his certificate of candidacy (COC) to seek a seat in the Senate. In his speech following the formalization of his Senate bid, Valbuena
MANILAponeclub, Philippines The Senate is set to probe the recruitment of 20 Filipino women into a Cambodian surrogacy scheme. A total of 20 Filipino women were rescued from a surrogacy scheme in Cambodia, 13 of whom are pregnant. While the victims