FACT-CHECK: No Senator has resigned due to Duterte arrest
A TikTok video falsely claimed that some senators have resigned to protest the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Villanueva got money from gov’t contractor; Ejercito, Padilla corporate donors exceed limits
In last year’s national elections, Sen. Joel Villanueva reported receiving P20 million in campaign donation from a corporation holding an active government contract, based on government documents.
PH back to square one? Palace disagrees
“We are not back to square one,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said, responding to Sen. Joel Villanueva’s comment that the country has returned to “square one” instead of “moving forward.”
PhilHealth’s collapse feared by senators
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.
Senators alarmed over WHO report PH has fastest growing COVID-19 numbers in Western Pacific
Senators over the weekend called the Duterte administration to get its act together as the Philippines was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the country with the fastest-growing number of new coronavirus cases in the Western Pacific region.
