Gov’t should pay for Inbound passengers’ Covid test – Pangilinan
Costs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests of inbound passengers should be shouldered by the government, according to Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday.
AFP must reprimand Parlade – Pangilinan
Minority Senator Francis Pangilinan advised the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to reprimand National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr., “for conduct unbecoming an officer and for violating civilian supremacy over the military.”
Senate passes Bayanihan 2, Pangilinan lone ‘No’ vote
The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1564 or the “Bayanihan to Recover as One Act” (Bayanihan 2) a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for its passing during his 5th State of the Nation Address.
Duterte’s SONA reveals no plans to handle pandemic – senators
“Instead of laying down a comprehensive plan for the country to combat COVID-19, the President opened his SONA by assailing his critics and ranting about his personal grudge against the media. Clearly, walang maayos na plano.”
Senators to investigate PhilHealth’s ‘widespread corruption’ calling it a ‘state of emergency’
“The high degree of corruption within PhilHealth must be stopped. It has reached a level akin to a state of emergency,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said.