Villanueva pushes for creation of Department of Overseas Filipino

Feb 15, 2021 | Nation

Senator Joel Villanueva today pushed for the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino (DOFil), a new agency set up to support Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).Villanueva stressed that our OFWs have made “immeasurable contribution” to the...

Sotto files bill seeking new franchise for ABS-CBN

Jan 4, 2021 | Nation

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed a bill seeking to renew the broadcasting franchise of ABS-CBN. Sotto filed Senate Bill No. 1967 which seeks to grant ABS-CBN a 25-year license to operate its television and radio broadcasting stations nationwide....

Sotto defends construction of new Senate building

Nov 11, 2020 | Nation

Scale model of the new Senate building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City (from Innovation PH) “Magkaiba ‘yan huwag niya idikit ‘yun.”This was Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s reaction on Wednesday to House Committee on Ways and Means chair Joey Salceda’s...

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...

Lawmakers slam congressmen’s plan to forcibly take ABS-CBN’s properties

Jul 23, 2020 | Nation

Lawmakers say that the plan of some congressmen to forcibly take ABS-CBN’s properties are “unconstitutional”, “out of line” and part of “sinister plot” to put ABS-CBN out of business so that the Lopezes will be forced to sell...