Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center (JASAC) Director Monsignor Meliton Oso criticized the September 1 Senate hearing on alleged flood control anomalies saying “why contractors grilled while lawmakers walk free?” “Why only target contractors? The proponents of these projects—the congressmen and senators—must also be investigated,” Oso said, stressing that no multimillion-peso project could proceed without legislative…
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed over the weekend that she and her siblings—Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, and Veronica Duterte—visited their father, former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, at the detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands. Vice President Duterte said the visit took place after their father…
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has pressed the Senate to prioritize expanded access to free tertiary education. Building on the law enacted during the Duterte Administration, Go as Chair of the Senate Youth Committee, filed a bill to expand it further to reach more students in need. Speaking during the public hearing of the Senate Committee…
Manuel Bonoan can be anything but not as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways . Under questioning from Sen. Marcoleta he admitted that there were ghost flood control projects which cost taxpayers billions of pesos. He knew who are the crooks behind the grand heist but not until he testified in the…
By Che Palicte DAVAO CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) rolled out the second phase of the “Libreng Sakay” (Free Ride) program here on Friday, this time reintroducing the iconic “love buses.” Last month, the DOTr launched the program’s first phase, deploying eight buses that provide free service along the Lasang to Roxas route…
Photo Courtesy: Senator Bong Go facebook page Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go has co-authored Senate Bill No. 783, which disqualifies relatives of public officials within the fourth degree of consanguinity and affinity in all government contracts. “Ang panukalang ito ay layong ipagbawal na pumasok sa anumang kontrata ng gobyerno, mula national level hanggang sa local government…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go has filed Senate Bill No. 675 at the start of the 20th Congress, seeking to strengthen midwifery practice in the country through updated policies, improved regulatory frameworks, and enhanced training and support systems for practitioners. As Chair of the Senate Health Committee, Go emphasized the vital role of midwives in safeguarding…
VP Sara tops Presidential survey, Sen. Bong Go frontrunner as VP Vice President Sara Duterte is way ahead in the latest Presidential survey conducted by WR Numero Research. VP Sara overshadowed 13 other presidential contenders with 31.4% of respondents in favor of her becoming the next President of the Philippines. Former Vice President and now…
Photo courtesy: RTVM Malacanang through its spokesperson, Kler Castro, is into passing the buck pastime. Trying to be smart in an attempt to shield her boss from the magma of problems the administration is facing, she quipped that the travels of Vice President Sara Duterte will not solve the problem of the country. With that…
“To rebuild the Rice Industry and for rice farmers to recover, Government must provide full farm support directly to the farmers for three straight years by giving them funds to buy their own seeds, purchase appropriate fertilizer, timely acquire needed farm inputs with a guaranteed buying price.” This was my answer yesterday to a group…
