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Impeach court orders independent check on ailing DepEd fund witness

Manila, Aug. 24 -- The Senate impeachment court on Monday directed its medical bureau to independently verify the condition of former Department of Education (DepEd) Special Disbursing Officer Edward ... Read More


Senators eye community-based model for safer schools

Manila, Aug. 24 -- Senators on Monday rallied behind a broader approach to school safety that would enlist families, teachers, mental health professionals, community leaders and even technology provid... Read More


Ninoy's faith in Filipinos worth keeping alive - senators

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Forty-three years after the assassination of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan on Friday challenged Filipinos to keep alive his f... Read More


Tulfo eyes gun storage checks before firearm licenses

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Senator Raffy Tulfo is proposing to require police inspection of firearm storage facilities before issuing licenses to gun owners following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zambo... Read More


Gatchalian: Infra catch-up must not weaken spending safeguards

Manila, Aug. 21 -- Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said efforts to accelerate government infrastructure spending in the second half of the year should not come at the expense of safeguar... Read More


Blue Ribbon to shift focus from flood control to roads, bridges

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is preparing to turn its investigative spotlight on substandard roads and bridges as it steps away from flood-control cases that will now be left la... Read More


CICC seeks jurisdiction over messaging, streaming platforms

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) wants Philippine authorities to gain clearer jurisdiction over social media, messaging, and streaming platforms as anonym... Read More


Gaming community tips seen aiding fight vs online extremism

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Members of the gaming community are emerging as potential sources of intelligence against online groups that expose or groom young people toward violent extremism, the Cybercrime In... Read More


ERC says system loss recovery can be reduced to zero

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Power distributors can be barred from recovering system-loss costs from consumers, including both technical and non-technical losses, but regulators may have to phase in such a poli... Read More


Gatchalian: Power firms should bear cost of technical system loss

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Power utilities that have the means to reduce technical system losses should also bear their cost instead of automatically passing them on to consumers, Senate President Sherwin Gat... Read More