MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpots in Monday’s PCSO draws. According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, the Grand Lotto 6/55 combination was 36-04-09-44-42-24 for a jackpot of ₱45 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Mega Lotto 6/45 winning combination was 28-38-41-35-40-05 for a jackpot of
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Legarda secures bicam approval of bill strengthening free college law
The bicameral conference committee adopted the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1894, principally sponsored and authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, and House Bill No. 8476, enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931). Legarda led the deliberations and final approval of the reconciled measure. The bill institutionalizes the
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Senate minority: Majority’s absence is a ‘boycott’ not independence
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate minority bloc said the absence of the majority during Monday’s session was a boycott following the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, not a call for Senate independence as Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano claimed. All 11 minority senators, or the Solid Bloc-11 (SB-11), waited two hours for the 5 p.m.
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Alex Eala, Nikola Bartunkova exit Birmingham Open doubles in first round
Alex Eala and Nikola Bartunkova lost their first-round doubles match to the British duo of Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden in the Lexus Birmingham Open on Monday, June 1. Lasting one hour and 28 minutes, the match went to a tiebreak, after both pairs took one set each. The Brits eventually won, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9.
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Cayetano to minority bloc: Let the Senate go quiet
“Let the Senate go quiet.” This was Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's challenge to the minority senators
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Facing prolonged Visayas power issues, DOE rolls out interventions
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Consumers in the Visayas should brace for possibly more rotational brownouts as the region’s grid will likely remain strained in the coming weeks, according to energy stakeholders. The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday, June 1, forecast that the available supply in the Visayas grid will continue to fall below peak
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VP’s impeachment: House prosecution will fight move to dismiss
The House prosecution panel will oppose any attempt to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte
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More plant outages extend Visayas grid yellow alert
MANILA – The forced outage of 10 additional generating units across several power plants in the Visayas on Monday prompted the extension of the yellow alert status by an hour, or until 10 p.m., and the implementation of manual load dropping (MLD) in parts of the region. In an updated advisory, the National Grid Corporation
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Quimbo urges joint congressional talks to fast-track priority bills
MANILA, Philippines – Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo on Monday recommended a joint congressional caucus between the Senate and the House of Representatives to fast-track the approval of bills identified as priorities by the Marcos administration. In a media briefing, Quimbo said lawmakers could push priority bills more quickly through the legislative mill if congressional leaders
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Luistro welcomes poll showing 74% of Filipinos back Duterte impeachment
House lead prosecutor and justice committee Chair Gerville Luistro on Monday welcomed the latest Octa Research survey showing strong public support for proceeding with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Luistro said the findings validate what the House prosecution panel believes is the public demand for accountability. Octa’s latest Tugon ng Masa
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