Manila, July 8 -- The first witness presented by the prosecution told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that a threat-related case involving the country's top officials may be submitted for pr... Read More
Manila, July 8 -- The Senate impeachment court has ordered the issuance of a subpoena to lawyer Zuleika Lopez, a longtime aide of Vice President Sara Duterte, as the House prosecution panel prepares t... Read More
Manila, July 7 -- A bill filed in the Senate seeks to close a gap in the country's HIV law by allowing diagnosed minors to move from testing to treatment without being blocked by unsafe consent requir... Read More
Manila, July 7 -- Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday welcomed the PHP85 daily minimum wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region, calling it a "good start" but stressing the need for bro... Read More
Manila, July 6 -- Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners with arrears may now qualify for refunds under the expanded Balik Ginhawa 2 program, an official said Monday. Durin... Read More
Manila, July 6 -- The Senate impeachment court on Monday elected Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero as presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, voting 12-8 after a constitu... Read More
Manila, July 3 -- Senior citizen leaders are pressing for the strengthening of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and the passage of laws that would better protect the rights and welfar... Read More
Manila, July 2 -- Sen. Joel Villanueva on Thursday said the Department of Finance's (DOF) move to reduce remittance fees for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should give fresh urgency to a Senate-appr... Read More
Manila, July 2 -- The proposed Philippine Strategic Petroleum Reserve (PSPR) could give the country more than an emergency fuel stockpile, with the Department of Energy (DOE) saying it may also positi... Read More
Manila, July 2 -- The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday asked senators to give it stronger legal tools against oil hoarding as the Senate reviewed the country's downstream oil deregulation framew... Read More