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THE Department of Energy (DOE) does not foresee a power shortage or any prolonged power outages in any part of the country next year, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday as he sponsored the agency’s proposed P2.59 billion budget for 2024.
By Ashzel Hachero and Raymond Africa SUSPENDED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s claim that she is a
SEN. Imee Marcos yesterday that will seek re-election in the midterm elections next year as she brushed aside rumors that she will run for mayor in the city of Manila or some other place.
SENATE majority leader Francis Tolentino is confident the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) bill will be passed in the Senate despite opposition from several senators, including Senate President Francis Escudero.
THE Department of Justice has forged a partnership with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCI) to facilitate the deportation of Chinese citizens detained in immigration facilities in the country.
SEN. Robin Padilla yesterday asked the Committee on Public Order to determine if police operatives exerted “unnecessary and excessive force” when they entered the premises of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City to serve arrest warrants issued against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy last June 10.
SENATE deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday pressed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to stop power companies from charging higher electricity fees to consumers starting this month, stressing that “the Department of Energy (DOE) and power companies must not pass on the cost of their failures to consumers.”
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill that will prohibit the use of mobile devices and other electronic gadgets during school hours from kindergarten to senior high school within the premises of all private and public schools nationwide.
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday said that intelligence agencies have confirmed that Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac acted as the bridge or enabler in the supposed “deep connection” of the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub raided last March 13 with politicians, law enforcement agencies, and local crime syndicates. Gatchalian said the information was revealed when the Committee on Wo