Drilon files bill penalizing ‘red-tagging’ by 10 years’ imprisonment

Mar 25, 2021 | Top Stories

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has filed a bill that seeks to penalize red-baiting or “red-tagging” to “fix the legal gaps, address impunity and institutionalize a system of accountability.”Under Senate Bill 2121, or the “Act Defining and Penalizing...

Senators nix emergency powers for Duterte to fix PhilHealth

Sep 4, 2020 | Top Stories

Senators junk the proposal of congressmen to give President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the problems hounding beleaguered state-health agency Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) saying the president already enjoys vast powers under the...

AFP chief clarifies proposal: regulate the social media platforms, not the users

Aug 8, 2020 | Nation

  After receiving flak for his comment about regulating social media, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay clarified that his earlier proposal to add social media in the coverage of the anti-terrorism law was for the platforms and...

Senators urge gov’t to balance health and economy to curb recession

Aug 7, 2020 | Top Stories

By Francis David T. Perez and Carlito P. Topacio © PRIB, PCOO Senators urged the government to balance public health and the economy to address the recession the country is facing amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Legislators released statements...

PhilHealth’s collapse feared by senators

Aug 5, 2020 | Nation

As contributions drop as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and benefit payouts continue to increase, state-run medical insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) could reach the end of its actuarial life next year and totally collapse in 2022.During...