The Philippine Senate on Tuesday approved a significant piece of legislation that establishes a four-year term for barangay ...

MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to August 11, 2025 has reached the Senate plenary on ...

MANILA, Philippines — The P6.352 ... Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate’s panel on finance, stood in the chamber’s plenary hall during Tuesday’s session to endorse and sponsor the ...

and modernization programs without the risk of abrupt leadership changes,” Senate Majority Floor Leader Francis N. Tolentino told the plenary floor after the bill’s approval. “We strengthen the ...