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December 30, 2011
Senator Bong Revilla Jr happy with the blockbuster success of "Ang Panday 2"!

The most-talked about sequel to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), Ang Panday 2, marks the big screen as it remains unstoppable from baiting the moviegoers nationwide.

With all the positive reviews and praises on the film, the cast and production's sleepless nights and hardwork paid off. "Ang Panday 2" lead star Senator Bong Revilla Jr. expresses his utmost gratitude on the blockbuster success of his film: "Ako ay nagpapasalamat sa mga nanood ng ipinagmamalaki naming pelikula na talagang pinaghirapan at pinaglaanan ng panahon. Nakakataba ng puso na nakapagpasaya kami ng mga tao at nakapagbigay ng ngiti sa mga bata".

The most-talked about sequel to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), Ang Panday 2, marks the big screen as it remains unstoppable from baiting the moviegoers nationwide.

December 13, 2011
Miriam gets ICC seat

 

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 13, 2011) - Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago becomes the first from an Asian developing country to get elected as a  magistrate of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said today that Santiago garnered 79 votes to earn one of the seats in the ICC.

Santiago had said that she would resign as senator if she gets elected to sit as a judge in the ICC.

Santiago, however, clarified in a television interview that she did not have to immediately leave her seat in the Senate.

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 13, 2011) - Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago becomes the first from an Asian developing country to get elected as a  magistrate of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said today that Santiago garnered 79 votes to earn one of the seats in the ICC.

Santiago had said that she would resign as senator if she gets elected to sit as a judge in the ICC.

November 29, 2011
Senate told: woman in Garci tapes was GMA

MANILA, Philippine (Nov 29, 2011) – A former commander of military intelligence group told a Senate hearing today that the woman heard talking with former poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano in the now infamous Hello Garci tapes was former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Lt. Col. Pedro Sumayo, former commander of the controversial Military Intelligence Group-21 (MIG-21), said that he was able to listen to the raw copy of the wiretapped recordings of Garcillano's conversation with then President Arroyo after the 2004 presidential elections.

MANILA, Philippine (Nov 29, 2011) – A former commander of military intelligence group told a Senate hearing today that the woman heard talking with former poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano in the now infamous Hello Garci tapes was former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

November 5, 2011
Ramona's flight sign of guilt - Sen. Revilla

 

MANILA, Philippine (Nov. 5, 2011) – Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla said in a statement that half-sister Ramona’s flight was a sign of guilt.

"Ramona's flight is a sign of guilt that she has knowledge and direct participation in the commission of the crime," Revilla said in a statement read by his spokesperson, Aldy Pagulayan, over radio dzMM.

The senator said that if his siblings are indeed involved in the killing of their own brother, they should suffer the "full force and weight of the law and suffer the penultimate consequences of their involvement as principal accomplices or accessories as the case may be."

MANILA, Philippine (Nov. 5, 2011) – Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla said in a statement that half-sister Ramona’s flight was a sign of guilt.

"Ramona's flight is a sign of guilt that she has knowledge and direct participation in the commission of the crime," Revilla said in a statement read by his spokesperson, Aldy Pagulayan, over radio dzMM.

November 3, 2011
Senator Revilla takes custody of arrested half-sister

 

MANILA, Philippines  (Nov. 3, 2011) –  Police report issued yesterday said that 2 hours after the Oct 29 murder of actor Ram Revilla (Ramgen Jose Bautista in real life), Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. took custody  of his half-sister, Ma. Ramona Bautista, who was then being held by the Las Piñas police.

Ramona and his brother Ramon Joseph Bautista are suspects in the murder of their brother.

Police Chief Inspector Eduardo Andrade Bajado of the Las Piñas City police investigation and detective management division said the senator picked up Ramona from the police station for a medical check-up at the Parañaque Hospital...

 

MANILA, Philippines  (Nov. 3, 2011) –  Police report issued yesterday said that 2 hours after the Oct 29 murder of actor Ram Revilla (Ramgen Jose Bautista in real life), Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. took custody  of his half-sister, Ma. Ramona Bautista, who was then being held by the Las Piñas police.

Ramona and his brother Ramon Joseph Bautista are suspects in the murder of their brother.

November 2, 2011
2 Revilla siblings charged for killing of brother

 

MANILA, Philippines (Nov 2, 2011) – Sibling rivalry over money is thought to have resulted in the killing of 23-year-old actor-politician Ram Revilla (Ramgen Jose Bautista in real life) and 2 of his younger siblings have been nabbed and charged for conspiring to kill him last Oct 28.

Ma. Ramona Belen Bautista, 20; and Ramon Joseph Bautista, 18, were charged with murder together with five others accused of helping them execute the killing in the Bautista residence in BF Homes, Parañaque.

“The motive is personal,” city police chief Senior Superintendent Billy Beltran said without elaborating.

 

 

MANILA, Philippines (Nov 2, 2011) – Sibling rivalry over money is thought to have resulted in the killing of 23-year-old actor-politician Ram Revilla (Ramgen Jose Bautista in real life) and 2 of his younger siblings have been nabbed and charged for conspiring to kill him last Oct 28.

Ma. Ramona Belen Bautista, 20; and Ramon Joseph Bautista, 18, were charged with murder together with five others accused of helping them execute the killing in the Bautista residence in BF Homes, Parañaque.

August 28, 2011
Sen. Cayetano: RH Bill empowers local governments in better health care delivery

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 28, 2011) - Batting for the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill,  Sen. Pia Cayetano said that the measure if enacted into law shall ensure that women and children are provided better health care in areas where it is not readily available.

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 28, 2011) - Batting for the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill,  Sen. Pia Cayetano said that the measure if enacted into law shall ensure that women and children are provided better health care in areas that it is not readily available.

August 3, 2011
Resignation speech of Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri

On several occasions, I rose in this August Chamber, in defense of the environment and other issues affecting our country and our countrymen.

Mr. President, My Distinguished Colleagues in this August Chamber, Mga Minamahal kong Kababayan:

On several occasions, I rose in this August Chamber, in defense of the environment and other issues affecting our country and our countrymen.

Today, I rise on a personal privilege in defense of my and my family's honor, integrity and dignity.

And I address this speech to reach our people to whom I owe my present position.

August 3, 2011
Senator Zubiri resigns

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 3, 2011, 4:00 P.M.) - While maintaining that he won honestly in the 2007 elections and lashing at his detractors, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri announced this afternoon that he is resigning from the Senate to preserve his honor and that of his family and political party.

MANILA, Philippines (Aug 3, 2011, 4:00 P.M.) - While maintaining that he won honestly in the 2007 elections and lashing at his detractors, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri announced this afternoon that he is resigning from the Senate to preserve his honor and that of his family and political party.

The past days.The national media was abuzz with the possible resignation of Zubiri over serious allegations that the 2007 senatorial elections was rigged in his favor.

July 18, 2011
Probe of 2004, 2007 poll fraud getting off the ground

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of  perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

May 8, 2011
Former Senator Noynoy, 7 Others Pork-free in 2009

MANILA, Philippines (May 7, 2011) - A Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report reveals that in 2009 President Benigno Aquino III, then a senator, and seven others saved the government P1.6 billion by not availing of their yearly pork barrel allocation amounting to P200-million each.

MANILA, Philippines (May 7, 2011) - A Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report reveals that in 2009 President Benigno Aquino III, then a senator, and seven others saved the government P1.6 billion by not availing of their yearly pork barrel allocation amounting to P200-million each.

Other Senate members who joined P-Noy in refusing to partake of the annual “pork” in the said year were Panfilo Lacson, Joker Arroyo, Francis Escudero, Mar Roxas, Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Antonio Trillanes IV, and Manuel Villar Jr.

April 27, 2011
Palace to Lacson: Top DILG post not vacant

MANILA, Philippines -  There is no vacancy in the top post in the Department of the Interior and Local Government for Sen. Panfilo Lacson, according to Malacañang.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters yesterday that President Aquino himself had made this clear in a phone call last Monday.

April 27, 2011
Palace to Lacson: Top DILG post not vacant

MANILA, Philippines -  There is no vacancy in the top post in the Department of the Interior and Local Government for Sen. Panfilo Lacson, according to Malacañang.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters yesterday that President Aquino himself had made this clear in a phone call last Monday.

February 27, 2011
God's Gift to the Filipino People

25 years since EDSA-1 and it seems that there has been increasing cynicism about it especially with the return to power of the Marcoses.

25 years since EDSA-1 and it seems that there has been increasing cynicism about it especially with the return to power of the Marcoses.

Imelda is back in Congress. Imee is Governor of Ilocos Norte. And Bong-Bong is a Senator—and likely presidentiable. More, Marcos himself may yet be buried in Libingan ng mga Bayani.

February 1, 2011
20-40 Years for Carnappers – Chiz

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011-- Senator Chiz Escudero is seeking stiffer penalties of up to 40 years imprisonment against carjackers in a bid to stop the string of car thefts in the country.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011-- Senator Chiz Escudero is seeking stiffer penalties of up to 40 years imprisonment against carjackers in a bid to stop the string of car thefts in the country.

The senator said penal provisions had rendered the existing law inutile in the face of the series of carjacking and had allowed criminal syndicates to carry out the criminal activity with ease.

December 20, 2010
The Presidency, a Changing of Guards

After suffering for nine years under the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Filipino people went out en masse to trash her candidates and reject what she represents when they voted last May 2010.

After suffering for nine years under the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Filipino people went out en masse to trash her candidates and reject what she represents when they voted last May 2010. When the result of the May 2010 elections was announced, a collective sigh of relief was felt throughout the country.

December 14, 2010
Call Center Employees in the Philippines Receive Low-End Jobs, Low Salaries

MANILA – The news that the Philippines has overtaken India in the number of new hires in the call center industry has prompted a labor education NGO recently to warn industry stakeholders and the government against risking its workers’ welfare for the sake of such boom, or the projected boom up to 2016.

MANILA – The news that the Philippines has overtaken India in the number of new hires in the call center industry has prompted a labor education NGO recently to warn industry stakeholders and the government against risking its workers’ welfare for the sake of such boom, or the projected boom up to 2016.