Corruption weighs down Covid response

CORRUPTION IS weighing down the government's already insufficient response to the heightened threat from Covid-19 due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

Trolls, propagandists step up attacks vs. Robredo, opposition

PERSONAL INSULTS and political attacks against those who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte and the opposition are increasing in social media ahead of next year’s national polls.

Covid-19 not a reason to postpone BARMM polls

SENATOR PANFILO Lacson warned of the danger of citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major reason in the need to postpone the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), CNN Philippines reported.

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).

OPINION: Divided we sink by Senator Panfilo Lacson

AMID THIS pandemic, our situation has gone really bad it might take three administrations after President Duterte‘s term ends next year to turn the country around. That is, assuming we are led by a Lee Kuan Yew, an Angela Merkel and a Jacinta Ardern in the next 18 years.