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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) yesterday approved Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac’s ad interim appointment, as members dismissed the opposition as baseless and unfounded.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has asserted its right to operate within Escoda Shoal, located within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), amid growing tensions with China over the contested area.
MANILA, Philippines — Saying e-sabong is worse than Philippine offshore gaming operators, senators are opposing proposals to revive online cockfighting to make up for the forgone revenues due to the ban on POGOs.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators are poised to question the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)’s need for more funds in the 2025 national budget despite its surplus funds, when the Senate tackles the Department of Health (DOH) budget for next year.
MANILA, Philippines — Coming to the defense of the Duterte family, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa is planning to launch an investigation parallel to the one by a House panel wherein a former Bureau of Customs security officer linked Davao City Rep. Paolo “Polong” Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband Manases Carpio to the smuggling of illegal drugs.
MANILA, Philippines — Aside from an education cluster, former Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri is pushing for the creation of a Cabinet cluster to look into addressing the multi-faceted problems of the tourism industry, especially the country’s “crown jewels,” Siargao and Palawan.
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate yesterday unanimously approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 2665, or the Archipelagic Sea Lanes bill, whose main objective is to strengthen the territorial integrity and national security of the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators expressed belief that there is strong evidence against two GMA Network independent contractors in connection with the alleged abuse of actor Sandro Muhlach.