Pangilinan wants pensionless seniors to get 1k monthly
Pangilinan said the P500 monthly pension “is not enough for everyday expenses and especially for [the] medical needs” of seniors
Duterte orders palay-buying spree as prices plunge
Farmers from Ilocos and Central Luzon regions have complained about low palay prices, which have dipped to P7 per kilo from P21.
Senators want review of ‘good conduct’ allowance for prisoners, amid looming release of rapist ex-mayor
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a resolution calling for a review of the law reducing the sentences of prisoners on account of ‘good conduct,’ amid public outrage over reports an ex-mayor convicted of rape could soon walk free.
Senators pay tribute to Gina Lopez
Senators hailed the late Gina Lopez as a woman with a big heart and a champion of the voiceless, the children and the environment.
Pangilinan hits Duterte gov’t ‘pivot to China’
Opposition senator Francis Pangilinan lashed out at the Duterte government’s ‘pivot to China’ on Friday, the third anniversary of the Manila’s arbitration victory against Beijing over the disputed West Philippine Sea.