Marcos expresses support to new Senate President Escudero

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed his support to Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, named Senate President replacing Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri.

Zubiri flags hearsay, lack of evidence in Bato's ‘PDEA leaks’ hearing

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday reminded his colleagues to be careful in the conduct of public inquiries, which he said should not be used for political persecution.

Senate leader assures passage of 10 priority bills before SONA

SENATE MAJORITY Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday said the Senate is set to approve 10 bills when session resumes on April 29.

Senate issues arrest order vs. Quiboloy

THE SENATE'S Office of Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) was given the green light to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy after Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri signed the order on Tuesday.

House commits to support, adopt Senate’s RBH 6, Romualdez tells Zubiri

THE HOUSE of Representatives has committed to support and adopt the Senate’s Resolution of Both Houses 6 on amendments to specific economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

Senate stand: Yes to economic changes, no to political provisions

THE RESOLUTION to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution will liberalize the public services, educational institution and advertising industries.

Senate to review Constitution's economic provisions

THE SENATE leadership heeded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to lead the discussion of amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

Senate nod on 4 bills to boost economy, protect vulnerable sectors

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday that four priority bills of the Marcos administration that the Senate recently approved would boost the economy and protect vulnerable sectors once enacted into law.

Certifying budget as urgent highlights PBBM’s commitment to serve

SPEAKER FERDINAND Martin G. Romualdez on Thursday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s move to certify the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as urgent has underscored the President’s “commitment to serving the Filipino people efficiently and effectively.”

Raps can be filed over offensive ‘Ama Namin’ video, says Zubiri

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday said charges can be filed against an artist for what he described as a blasphemous video circulating on social media showing a crowd inside a club making a mockery of the Catholic faith and disrespecting the “Ama Namin” or the Lord’s Prayer.

8 PBBM bills OK'd by Senate in 1st regular session: Zubiri

EIGHT PRIORITY bills of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. have been approved in the Senate during its first regular session under the 19th Congress. 

Senators irked by latest WPS incident

THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Wednesday referred to the Committees on National Defense and Foreign Relations the privilege speech made by Senator Francis Tolentino regarding a recent "bullying" by a Chinese vessel to the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Congress-Bangsamoro forum to bring dev’t in BARMM

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said the approved Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum (PCBPF) will pave the way for the economic development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Zubiri to media: Help improve PH image

SENATE PRESIDENT Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday urged the Philippine media to help the country improve its international image as a nation with high respect for press freedom.

SIM card registration pushed

‘Time to put an end to text scams’

WITH fresh backing from the Senate leadership, Sen. Grace Poe underscored anew the need for a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) Card Registration law to battle incessant spam messages clogging cell phones and duping subscribers.

Congress to decide on BARMM’s fate

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte said it is now up to Congress whether to postpone or not the BARMM’s first regular elections which will be held simultaneously with the national and local polls next year.

COMELEC preparing for 2022 BARMM polls

THE COMMISSION on Elections (COMELEC) said it is not “jumping the gun” and still pushing through with the preparations for the 2022 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections despite on-going discussions of its postponement in Congress.

Senators review allocation of seats in Bangsamoro Transition Authority

'Postponing BARMM polls up to residents in plebiscite' 

SENATOR JUAN Miguel Zubiri has proposed to allot seats for members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) if the proposed extension of the transition period of the peace process is approved, according to a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).

MILF incompetent to govern BARMM

DAVAO CITY – Influential Sulu Governor Sakur Tan branded as incompetent former rebel leaders now running the Muslim autonomous region who failed miserably to deliver on their promise and still asked to junk the 2022 elections and give them a three extension.