Senate Watch

Senators voice out their dismay on the unilateral termination of the 1989 accord between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense.

Senator Richard Gordon reiterated on Monday that the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law will protect the public from crimes committed using motorcycles and will help secure the motorcycle owners and riders from being victimized and used by criminals for illegal and brutal acts.

Citing the Islamic law, Marcos said that Muslims are “haram” or forbidden from consuming pork and its derivatives, even the pork-extracted gelatin used to stabilize many vaccines during storage and transport.

Positibo si Gatchalian na tuloy-tuloy ang subsidy ng kuryente para sa mga low-income household. Bakit kaya?

Senator Imee Marcos said the Department of Trade and Industry's suggested retail prices for food will remain a "fairy tale" due to animal disease and climatic conditions affecting hog and vegetable farmers in Luzon.

"Nagtitiwala akong patuloy na magbibigay ng konsiderasyon ang Meralco, lalo na sa mga kababayan nating hirap makabayad ng kuryente," she said.

Drilon warns that Cong. Garbin is laying the basis to claim that the House of Representatives alone can amend the Constitution.

“Suntok sa buwan” Sen. Drilon cites stumbling blocks that could make the government’s COVID-19 vaccination goal be difficult to achieve.

"Accountability must be in the center of our institutions."

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated the need to boost public confidence on COVID-19 vaccines.