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Senate ratifies Imus and Bacoor cityhood
Local government committee chairman Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said during the plenary that Imus and Bacoor “has satisfied all the requirements needed for its conversion into a city” under Republic Act (RA) 7160 or Local Government Code of 1991.
Marcos files Senate bill upgrading salary of public school teacher
Recognizing the sacrifices of the country’s public school teachers to ensure quality education, Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has filed a bill which aims to upgrade the minimum salary grade of public school teachers from Salary Grade 11 to 15.
Known as “The Public School Teachers’ Salary Upgrading Act,” Senate Bill No. 3106 shall cover all the public school teachers in the elementary and secondary level, whether nationally or locally funded, including those in technical and vocational schools and state universities and colleges.
Prosecution witness denies Corona got a condo discount
Senator-judges Pia Cayetano and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said they did not see the connection of Hernandez’s testimony to Article II of the impeachment complaint. Article II refers to the Chief Justice’s non-disclosure of statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
Bongbong to go on ‘tweet-fast” during trial
MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will not be updating his Facebook and Twitter accounts while the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona is ongoing.
21 senator-judges sit on impeachment trial
The 21 senators present were Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, who presided over the trial, Senate Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III, Gringo Honasan, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Panfilo Lacson Francis “Kiko” Panglinan, Franklin Drilon, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, Ralph Recto and Alan Peter Cayetano, Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo.
Also in attendance were Lito Lapid, Ramon Revilla Jr. , Senators Antonio Trillanes IV, Pia Cayetano, Teofisto Guingona III, Sergeio Osmena, Ferdinand “Bong-Bong” Marcos, and Manny Villar.
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