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Tying pink ribbons around Quezon City during their send-off for their nominees who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC), Akbayan party-list formally endorsed on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the potential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo for president in the May 2022 polls. Their cal

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Co-author Sen. Grace Poes manifestation transcript re Foundling Recognition Act Mr. President, this is really heartwarming. First, I would like to thank the sponsor and author, Senator Risa, for filing this bill. I really appreciate it, especially with what Ive gone through. Many asked what I felt about running for the Presidency in 2016 and losing; and I say that there are many different reasons why we do things in life. And we dont necessarily feel a loss if we dont achieve them because there...

BusinessWorld May 3, 2021 | 8:26 pm PHILSTAR THE PHILIPPINES’ top envoy minced no words in telling the Chinese to get out of its waters in the South China Sea, cussing at its neighbor for failing to reciprocate its goodwill. “China, my friend, how politely can I put it?” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro M. Locsin, Jr. tweeted on Monday. “What are you doing to our friendship?” “We’re trying. You. You’re like an ugly oaf forcing your attention on a handsome guy wh...

PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ KING RODRIGUEZTHE PHILIPPINES won’t end patrols in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Wednesday night, adding that the country’s sovereignty is nonnegotiable.

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 26) – The Philippines is entitled to "pressure" China to pay its debt of more than ₱800 billion in marine losses in the West Philippine Sea—an amount that could be used to fuel the countrys battle against COVID-19, said Senator Risa Hontiveros. The lawmaker issued a statement on Monday, reiterating her call for China to settle its mounting debt due to the "ecological damage" it has caused to the disputed waters. "Lolobo lang yang utang ng Ts...

Manila summons Chinese envoy over vessels in disputed waters BusinessWorld 2 hrs ago © Provided by BusinessWorld MANILA on Monday summoned China’s ambassador to convey its “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese militia vessels in a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. Whitsun Reef, which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe, is within its exclusive economic zone, Foreign Affairs acting Undersecretary Elizabeth P. Buensuceso had told Chinese Ambassador Hu...

March 17, 2021 | 9:04 pm Font Size DITO TELECOMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading the franchise renewal of third telco player DITO Telecommunity Corp. The company’s existing franchise under Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., Inc., now known as DITO, is set to expire on April 24, 2023. The senators approved House Bill No. 7332, which grants a 25-year franchise to DITO. Lawmakers approved the provision inserted by Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Dri...

The proposal was contained in Senate Resolution 658 authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Senator Risa Hontiveros. The senators said De Lima should be accorded “the privilege of participating in its plenary sessions and committee hearings via remote access.”

Child car seat law implementation deferred TRANSPORT agencies on Tuesday said they would postpone the “full” implementation of the child car seat law, which means penalties for non-compliance will not be imposed yet. “There will be no apprehensions yet. Penalties will not be imposed just year,” Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope O. Libiran said, in mixed Filipino and English, at a virtual briefing. Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said t...