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MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and her siblings left the country using boats bound for Sabah, Malaysia last July, her sister Shiela Guo told a joint Senate public hearing yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Amendments to the Universal Health Care Act have been approved by the Senate, voting 19-0-0, on third and final reading.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to simplify the process of acquiring, transferring ownership or selling firearms, noting that criminals are unlikely to go through legal channels to obtain a license.
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 26 resource persons, including department secretaries as well as bureau and agency heads, are expected to appear today before a joint hearing by three Senate committees on the escape of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, her siblings and companions.
MANILA, Philippines — With the escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo apparently on a chartered flight, Senate President Francis Escudero renewed his call for the establishment of general aviation terminals, where customs and immigration could check aircraft catering, rented and exclusive flights.
MANILA, Philippines — A hacker group named “Death Note Hackers” infiltrated the Senate’s website and extracted employees’ usernames and logs, the Department of Information and Communications Technology said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — After saying last month that he would “immediately” recommend to President Marcos that the monthly premium contribution of its members be reduced by three percent, Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) chief Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma seems to have backpedaled on that promise, saying instead that they are still studying the proposal.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte had a heated exchange with Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday during the Senate finance committee’s public hearing on the P2.037-billion budget requested by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025.