Duterte defends killing of drug pushers ‘THEY DESERVE DEATH’
SINGAPORE – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday again defended the killing of drug pushers, following a new controversy caused by his recent admission that...
Senate bill seeks feeding programs in public schools
By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
MANILA – Two senators are calling for the immediate passage of the bill seeking to institutionalize feeding programs in Philippine...
‘PH has reached highest rate of malnutrition’
By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
MANILA – A bill seeking to improve infant and child health in the Philippines has been filed in the Senate.
Senate...
Bam wants to halt ‘5-6, loan sharks’
By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
MANILA – Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV believes the implementation of Republic Act 10693, or the Microfinance Non-Government Organizations...
Senate bill eyes improved police efficiency
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – A bill seeking to improve police efficiency in the country has been filed in the Senate.
Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1285,...
Senators seeking reforms in BI
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – Senators Franklin Drilon and Aquilino Pimentel III have called for the modernization of immigration services in the country.
Drilon filed Senate...
Bam: Free internet in all public places
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – Sen. Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV is pushing for free internet access in all public places.
Aquino said Senate Bill No. (SBN)...
DE LIMA APPEALS TO DUTERTE ‘Instruct police to stop killing’
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – Sen. Leila de Lima has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the spate of killings of drug suspects.
"I'm just...
DFA: UN may probe killings, but with conditions
MANILA – United Nations special rapporteur Agnes Callamard may still visit Manila and investigate the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
Foreign Affairs spokesman and...
Duterte among ‘most powerful’ in the world
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte made it to an international magazine’s list of men and women who “make the world turn.”
Duterte ranked 70th in...