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MANILA, Philippines — There is no mention of the West Philippine Sea issue in the resolutions being pushed by the Philippines for peaceful settlement of disputes in the Asia-Pacific region, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday at the start of the 31st annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF).
MANILA, Philippines — Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco yesterday apologized to senators over the inappropriate behavior of an official who texted the senators to ask for VIP treatment for the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the budget deliberations.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is being tapped to join a task force that may be created to look into the reported sale of Philippine passports for P500,000 to foreigners pretending to be Filipinos, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry was apparently misinformed when he called for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has said.
MANILA, Philippines — Calling China a bully, senators reminded yesterday the Chinese coast guard that it does not have the right to trespass into, much less remain, in Philippine waters.
MANILA, Philippines — The public must be vigilant in monitoring the budget process to prevent the restoration of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds in the 2024 budget, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III urged yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is letting go of her request for a combined P650 million in confidential funds for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), saying she must move on from such a “divisive” issue.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to update the Senate on its pilot testing of the new K-10 curriculum in 35 schools nationwide.