NO WITCH-HUNT. Senator Francis Tolentino presides over the first organizational meeting of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Wednesday (Aug. 17, 2022). During the meeting, he vowed to accomplish the committee's constitutional mandate as well as to fulfill its powers in aid of legislation. (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, announced on Wednesday that two former officials of the Office of the Ombudsman would join the panel in investigating alleged anomalies in the government and its officials. Tolentino said former deputy ombudsman Melchor Carandang would sit as his senior legal consultant while former deputy ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosquera, who just flew in from General Santos City, would sit as the committee's general counsel. "That would probably show the seriousness of this committee in tackling the resolutions ahead," he said. During the committee's organizational meeting, the
The Senate issued on Friday, Aug. 5 stricter guidelines for the entry of visitors and guests to the Senate building starting Monday.
This developed as the rate of Covid-19 cases continues to increase. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano tested Covid-19 positive this week.
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WASHINGTON — Fox news made its way to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., identified himself as the victim of a fox attack. Bera, a doctor, told reporters he was walking near a Senate office building Monday when he felt something around his ankle. “Yeah, I was just