Philippines – Philippine Senator Leila de Lima has burned through five years in prison on drug dealing charges, allegations so major she isn’t qualified for bail. Yet, she can in any case challenge races. In view of this, being blamed or indicted for significant wrongdoings in the Philippines is no hindrance to campaigning a public service position except if the …

The senators communicated concern over the security of Pharmally leader Krizle Mago who has gone incommunicado since giving an accursing declaration against her firm during Senate insightful hearings on billions of pesos worth of COVID-19 inventory contracts. They are worried for her wellbeing after what she affirmed to them during last Friday’s hearing which was said by Sen. Richard Gordon, …

President Duterte demanded he would prefer to be dead than submit to examination by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over supposed common freedoms infringement related with his conflict on drugs. Last June, then, at that point ICC examiner Fatou Bensouda mentioned an out and out investigation into the supposed violations against humankind under Duterte’s medication war. Whenever allowed, examinations about …

Surprisingly, Sen. Lito Lapid is trying to reinforce the implementation of transitory insurance orders (TPOs) and perpetual security orders (PPOs) gave by the courts to shield ladies and kids from brutality, with the formation of a focal information base of all such defensive issuances. The insurance orders are given compliant with Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence against Women and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Rais Yatim, the president of the Dewan Negara, has officially advised the government that members of the Senate should be included on the list of Covid-19 vaccine frontline recipients. He said the letter was sent to Khairy Jamaluddin, the National Covid-19 Immunization Program’s coordinating minister, and Dr. Adham Baba, the health minister, this morning. “The letter (aims to) …

A concerned arise as budgetary help for filipino teachers lacks support for distance learning the over the country. For this reason, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian conceded this adding that the Philippines is the lone country in Asia that presently can’t seem to return its homerooms since the pandemic. Along with this, It’s insufficient since they have 900,000 educators and not the …

The Senate Public Services Committee is expected to hold an investigation into Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers activities, with motorists currently paying more than twice their normal licensing fees for cars. The inquiry was initiated by a resolution filed by Sen. Grace Poe, who chairs the panel and who wants to investigate the application of the Department of Transportation Department …

Senators on Friday welcomed the hearing that the Senate Public Services Committee, headed by Senator Grace Poe, would hold on Monday’s renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation franchise. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate is not in violation of the Constitution by holding the hearing contrary to the statements of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. In addition, the hearing …

The travel ban on Taiwan was also rooted in politics, both Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Panfilo Lacson said Saturday, reportedly part of the effort to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease-2019. Lacson held the same opinion, arguing that the explanation behind the ban could only be a political one. Lacson also pointed out that, given its 23 …