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Opposition senators ask SC to invalidate ICC pullout plan

OPPOSITION senators on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw membership in the International Criminal Court,...

Pinoys buck Cha-Cha; Palace seeks info blitz

MOST or 64 percent of Filipinos oppose amending the Constitution, the latest Pulse Asia survey released Wednesday showed, prompting Malacañang and its allies in...

Anti-dynasty bill pushed

SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday sought the immediate passage of the anti-political dynasty bill and again vowed to include a provision that...

Senators upbeat on free tuition

SIX minority bloc senators said Saturday they were optimistic the newly-signed law providing free tuition for students enrolled in state universities and colleges will...

Chill, guys

So who’s afraid of “Ma’am Janet”? A lot of people who were the cat’s pajamas in the Aquino administration, that’s who. After all, if Janet...

Drilon’s scam exposed

The bitterest reaction to the dismissal of Liberal Party senators from the committee chairmanships they held had to come from erstwhile Senate president pro...

Stopped in their tracks

When Senators Antonio Trillanes, Franklin Drilon and Leila de Lima get together, they don’t only reminisce about the good old days. You can expect...

Don’t mess with Dick

Nobody messes with Dick Gordon. And now the Senate plotters are in a world of pain. By now, even Senators Leila de Lima, Antonio Trillanes...

Senate begins hearing ethics complaint vs. De Lima

The Senate Committee on Ethics tackled the complaint against Senator Leila de Lima that accused her of having links to illegal drug trade. The complaint...

Safeguards sought vs extra power

SENATE President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon on Friday urged Congress to strive for stronger safeguards that will stop the government from entering into onerous...

Big fat irony

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Drilon pushes emergency powers for Rody vs traffic

Senate President Franklin Drilon on Friday filed a proposed measure granting emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte and warned that traffic cost could spike to...

Koko will be next Senate president, Drilon declares

PDP-LABAN president Senator Aquilino Pimentel III will be the next Senate president in the 17th Congress, outgoing Senate President Franklin Drilon said  Wednesday. In an interview...

Witnesses tell of Quezon scam

ASIDE from administration standard bearer Manuel Roxas II and his running mate Leni Robredo, Senator-elect Franklin Drilon was the biggest beneficiary of vote manipulation...
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