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Drilon: Legal background ‘certainly an advantage’ but not required to lead impeachment

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said that although the Constitution does not require that a senator be a lawyer to preside over an impeachment...

Illicit cigarettes, vapes thrive amid high excise tax rates

High excise taxes in the Philippines are pushing adult consumers to buy cheaper, illegal cigarettes and vapes, causing smoking rates to increase, industry players...

Drilon voices alarm over rise in cigarette smuggling

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon, the author of the Sin Tax Reform Law (Republic Act 10351), expressed concern over the increasing incidence of cigarette...

House leaders deny pork barrel revival in 2025 national budget

House leaders on Friday declared that the 2025 national budget signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is “pork-free.” House Assistant Majority Leader and Tingo Rep....

And there they go

(Part Two) “Your minds, please. Do not vote according to your heart.” One of my admired former senators, Franklin Drilon, who has made Iloilo City such...

Drilon to Duterte: Make details of Xi meeting public

FORMER Senator Franklin Drilon on Friday urged former President Rodrigo Duterte to make a public disclosure about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He...

Drilon warns vs. misuse of CIF

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Thursday raised suspicions that the controversial multibillion-peso confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) were being misappropriated for unauthorized purposes...

Drilon says completion of Jalaur River dam to boost food security in PH

Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP) will help boost the country’s food security and...

Migz to Robin: Study hard on Charter laws

Actor-turned-Senator-elect Robin Padilla was advised Thursday by incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and outgoing Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon to study hard on...

Iloilo economy presented to Ayala

Senator Frank Drilon and Mayor Jerry Treñas talk to Ayala president and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala during a dinner with a view to...

For a responsible, credible opposition

"We need to maintain check and balance among our institutions." Santa Banana, with only oppositionist—Risa Hontiveros—getting elected in the Magic 12 circle of senators, I...

Drilon says DMW chief’s appointment ‘illegal’

Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Thursday urged President Duterte to end the confusion triggered by the appointment of his former adviser, Abdullah...

40,000 Ilonggos muster for Robredo rally

Iloilo proved that it remains Vice President Leni Robredo’s bailiwick, making history after over 40,000 Ilonggos filled the Iloilo Sports Complex and mustered its...

‘Bar unvaxxed PAO chief from working’

A high government official who defies the administration's vaccination policy should not be allowed to report to work, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on...
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