The Majority and Minority: United as one
These lawmakers vied for a seat in public service to ably represent their respective districts or sectors. But with several ...
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Pimentel mulls move to join opposition in Senate
Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III remains unsure if he would stay with the Majority Bloc or join the Minority Bloc ...
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Senate’s minority bloc to fight ‘tooth and nail’ –Drilon
Despite their reduced number, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the minority bloc is ready to fight “tooth and nail” ...
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Gordon blasts ‘absentee’ senators
Senator Richard Gordon hit some members of both the Senate Minority Bloc and Senate bloc, especially reelectionists, for their absences ...
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15 senators rally behind Duterte
FIFTEEN out of the 23 members of the Senate on Tuesday filed a resolution supporting President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of ...
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Minority bloc urges Duterte: Attend to pressing issues
THE minority bloc in the House of Representatives urged Wednesday the Duterte administration to attend to other pressing issues plaguing ...
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Minority agrees to Con-Ass, vows to lift term limits
THE minority bloc on Thursday agreed to constitute Congress into a Constituent Assembly to overhaul the 1987 Constitution and vowed ...
Read moreBelmonte shuns ‘super majority’
Former speaker and Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr. may opt to be part of the minority bloc in the ...
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