INQToday: Alice Guo named key Pogo figure in executive session – Hontiveros

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Alice Guo named key Pogo figure in executive session – Hontiveros

Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, during an executive session with the Senate panel on women, revealed a “crucial personality” linked to the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in the country.

Panel head Sen. Risa Hontiveros disclosed this information in a statement on Wednesday.

Marcos certifies 2025 budget bill as urgent

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent House Bill (HB) No. 10800 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which contains the proposed 2025 budget, allowing for the immediate passage of the measure.

During the plenary session on Tuesday, the House confirmed the receipt of Marcos’ letter addressed to House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.

Cayetano, Zubiri trade barbs over reso on Embo barangays

A heated exchange erupted at the Senate’s plenary hall on Tuesday concerning the adoption of a resolution seeking to include 10 Embo barangays in the two legislative districts of Taguig and Pateros, and confirming the increase in the number of councilors in each area for fair and equitable representation.

The exchange of words transpired between Sen. Alan Cayateno, author of the said measure, as well as former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri.