Talk about the rich getting richer. Nobody did it better than outgoing Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar whose wealth increased by some P600 million last year, largely because of the country’s soaring stock market.
Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Monday expressed optimism the 12 newly elected senators will be proclaimed by Wednesday night, but remained cautious on the last three spots that have always proved to be contentious.
A payment of P7 million for the film rights to the movie about his life in exile three years ago has made Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s net worth increase significantly.
Senators Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, whose terms will end on June 30, will soon be part of the official family of President Aquino.
Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. shrugged off, on Thursday, potshots taken by President Benigno Aquino III against him in a speech endorsing the Liberal Party’s local candidates for Cavite province, call them “all politics.”
Senators on Wednesday called for a “full accounting and audit” of all sequestered assets of the Marcoses as they backed the proposed abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
Apparently tired of being blamed for the stalling of priority measures, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile turned to colleagues and asked them to spend more time inside the session hall instead of disappearing upon the recording of their attendance during roll call.
Saying Metro Manila residents aren’t the only ones reaping the benefits of the capital’s train system, two Senators on Thursday called on the Aquino administration to delay plans to raise fares in the Metro Rail Transit and Light Rail Transit.
Top administration officials on Wednesday told senators that the sin tax reform measure should generate between P40 billion and P60 billion to have an impact on the population, but left it to the lawmakers on how to proceed, Communication Secretary Ricky Carandang said.
Hours before President Benigno Aquino III was to give his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, former President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada, Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Serge Osmena, Bongbong Marcos, Loren Legarda, Pia Cayetano, Bong Revilla and Panfilo Lacson arrived at the North Wing Lobby of the Batasan Complex and gave out their ratings and assessment of the Aquino administration.
No senator-judge can insult, harass or even raise his or her voice at Chief Justice Renato Corona when he testifies in his impeachment trial on Tuesday, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile said on Thursday.
Is the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) harassing Saranggani Representative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao because, unlike 188 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, he did not sign the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Renato Corona?
She isn’t the type who would back down when challenged by a fellow politician or by a fellow lawyer. Neither would she when confronted by a man of the cloth.
