Senate panel probes Dengvaxia in January
The Senate Health Committee led by Sen. JV Ejercito will conduct a public hearing next month on the P3.5-billion dengue ...
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Senators slam DoJ for clearing Faeldon
Senators are shocked and angry over the decision of the Department of Justice to clear former Bureau of Customs Commissioner ...
Faeldon again snubs hearing on P6.4-B shabu
Former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon again snubbed the Senate hearing yesterday on the R6.4-billion shabu shipment from China ...
Senate wants more info on billion-worth shabu
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will try to dig deeper into the entry of R6.4 billion worth of 605 kilos ...
Lacson slams BoC payola
When multiplied by 730 days or two years, the daily payola given by importers through brokers or fixers to the ...
Only 16 of 100 container vans can be inspected
The flow of illegal drugs through the country’s seaports could not be contained as only 16 percent of all imports ...
7 dead, 3 missing as boat sinks off Romblon
Seven people died while three others are still missing after a motorbanca capsized off the waters of Barangay Agbudia, Romblon, ...
Senators back martial law
The Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III expressed yesterday their support for the controversial martial declaration ...
Senate panels: Espinosa murder was premeditated
Two Senate committees have said that the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa by policemen inside the sub-provincial jail ...
Lascañas testifies on DDS today
Retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas will again face the Senate today and testify on the alleged existence of the infamous Davao ...
Contempt for Sombero?
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will recommend to the Senate leadership that retired police general Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero be cited ...
Gordon hits ex-BI officials
Sen. Richard J. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, dressed down yesterday former Bureau of Immigration (BI) associate ...
Senators slam ex-BI execs’ claim on P50-M bribery
Senators yesterday expressed disbelief over the claims of two former officials of the Bureau of Immigration that they refused but ...
Pacman cites need to pass death penalty
Passage by Congress of the controversial bill seeking the reimposition of the death penalty will strike fear in the hearts ...
Gordon lauds Duterte for SSS pension hike
Sen. Richard J. Gordon yesterday lauded the decision of President Duterte to approve a P1,000 increase in the monthly pension ...
Robredo told to come clean on ‘LeniLeaks’
Vice President Leni G. Robredo must come clean about the alleged ouster plot against President Duterte, dubbed the “LeniLeaks” conspiracy, ...