Sotto: Majority of senators OK to lower age of criminal liability

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:25:09 +0000

Sotto: Majority of senators OK to lower age of criminal liability

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III thinks that majority of senators would agree to lower the age of criminal liability from the current 15 years old.

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Bam ‘absolutely doubts’ bill lowering age of criminal liability would pass Senate

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 04:58:15 +0000

Senator Bam Aquino on Monday said that the bill seeking to lower the age of criminal responsibility to nine years old would not pass through the Senate even if it was approved by the House of Representatives.

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De Lima: Use part of P75B DPWH budget ‘insertion’ for jails

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:57:36 +0000

De Lima: Use part of P75B DPWH budget ‘insertion’ for jails

Senator Leila de Lima asked Congress to use part of the P75 billion ‘insertions’ in the DPWH budget to address overcrowded jails.

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Sotto: Pacquiao still does his job as a senator

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:47:56 +0000

Sotto: Pacquiao still does his job as a senator

MANILA, Philippines — After Manny Pacquiao won over American boxer Adrien Broner, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III quashed concerns over the work ethic of Pacquiao as a senator. “Isa sa mga bagay na dapat kasi malaman ng mga kababayan natin eh as Senate President ‘no, alam ko lahat ng trabaho ng mga kapwa senador […]

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Poe hits technical glitches in MRT-3 amid rehab plan

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:00:46 +0000

Poe hits technical glitches in MRT-3 amid rehab plan

Senator Grace Poe on Saturday slammed the recent technical glitches in the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) as the train’s rehabilitation is set to begin this month.

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