Bella Perez-Rubio
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Micheal Yang's elusive business associate is Pharmally's financial manager
Lin, who is married to congressional candidate Rose Nono Lin and has been accused of involvement with the drug trade, has yet to appear before the Senate blue ribbon panel despite summonses issued as far back as September. → Read More
'Unacceptable': Senators decry Chinese Coast Guard blocking Philippine boats anew
At least three senators on Thursday strongly condemned the China Coast Guard's derailing of a supply mission in the West Philippine Sea. → Read More
Lawyer representing Pharmally’s Dargani siblings used to work for Palace
The chairman of the Senate blue ribbon panel on Wednesday accused one of the lawyers representing Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. execs Mohit and Twinkle Dargani of trying to hide his ties with Malacañang. → Read More
Senate security fails to arrest Lao in NCR, to search for him outside Luzon
"e attempted to serve the arrest order in his known address in etro anila, but the esidential condo was unoccupied and reported to be in another individual's name," Rene Samonte, Senate sergeant-at-arms, told Philstar.com. → Read More
Anti-drug cop Eduardo Acierto resurfaces, challenges Gordon to bare intel report
Former cop Eduardo Acierto has resurfaced in a video challenging officials in the Duterte administration to act on his earlier intelligence report on Michael Yang, the businessman and former presidential adviser being linked to allegedly irregular pandemic contracts. → Read More
Cyber attackers still targeting Senate's official website
Staffers from both the Senate and the office of Gordon, whose site also suffered a cyberattack Monday, have said that most of the traffic came from abroad. → Read More
Michael Yang, named as Pharmally backer, skips Senate hearing over blood pressure
Yang's lawyer said his blood pressure "shot up" earlier Monday morning. Sen. Gordon noted that alleged health concerns often come into play when investigations heat up. → Read More
Arrest warrants out vs Michael Yang, Pharmally execs for ducking Senate hearings
Yang and the Pharmally officers were cited in contempt of the committee “and ordered arrested and detained at the Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms until such time that they will appear and give their testimony." → Read More
Pharmally execs, Michael Yang associate wanted in Taiwan — senator
"Why is this government transacting with fugitives?" → Read More
Duterte accepts nomination for VP, admin party faction says
This comes after the national executive council of the PDP-Laban earlier this month endorsed the tandem of Sen. Christopher Go for president and Duterte for vice president. → Read More
In last SONA, Duterte asks Congress to pass 12 laws
At his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to pass 12 laws in the last year of his term. → Read More
'Sayang lang pera’: Senators want to defund red-tagging task force
Two senators on Wednesday night revived proposals to defund the government's anti-communist task force after one of its red-tagging spokespersons' outburst over a community pantry organizer left them in disbelief.  → Read More
As Filipinos decry anti-Asian attacks in the US, anti-Chinese sentiment festers at home
"The Philippines saw many incidents of physical altercations, parody and memes, racial slurs of 'chingchong,' and service refusals to mainland Chinese people unleashed by COVID-19," Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong said in an Internews report. → Read More
Senate bill seeks more protections for women in the workplace
Senate Bill No. 2093, filed by Sen. Joel Villanueva, expands the list of prohibited discriminatory acts against women under the labor code. → Read More
LIVE: Senate hearing on China's coast guard law, destructive activity in West Philippine Sea
Watch the Senate hearing LIVE, which will start at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. → Read More
'Zhonhai 68' dredger seized by PCG 'not a Chinese ship' — embassy
Beijing on Wednesday disputed reports that a dredger seized by the Philippine Coast Guard last week is a Chinese-owned ship. → Read More
US reaffirms commitment to Mutual Defense Treaty with Philippines
Shortly after the Philippines filed a diplomatic protest over a new Chinese law that may put Filipino fishers in danger, the Biden administration on Thursday reaffirmed US commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty and its rejection of Beijing's excessive claims in the South China Sea. → Read More
Still possible to call off purchase of Sinovac vaccines, Galvez says
The government can still choose not to go through with its purchase of 25 million jabs from China's Sinovac, the country's vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Friday during a Senate probe on the national vaccination plan → Read More
LIVE: Senate hearing on COVID-19 vaccination program — Day 2
The Senate Committee of the Whole is set to resume its probe on the government's vaccination program against COVID-19, and Senate President Tito Sotto is hoping it will be the last installment. → Read More
Gov't urged to call off Sinovac purchase after vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil
(Updated 3:37 p.m.) Sen. Francis Pangilinan is calling on the government to cancel its procurement of 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinovac after it demonstrated an efficacy of 50% in Brazil, a figure much lower than those initially announced by the South American country's authorities. → Read More