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Drilon defends SIM Card law as constitutional

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday defended the constitutionality of the vetoed SIM Card Registration bill. Drilon maintained that the measure contained no constitutional...

The cat’s out of the bag

"Duterte’s remarks betray an appalling misunderstanding of checks and balances in a  democratic system of government."   By his own admission, it was President Rodrigo Duterte...

Congress urges recall of pork EO

The Senate Committee of the Whole (COW) on Thursday adopted a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to recall “botcha” (double-dead meat) policies on pork...

‘SC recognizes limits on powers of the President’

While the Supreme Court dismissed two petitions questioning the validity of the government’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute for being moot and academic, Senate...

‘No time to create OFWs’ dept’

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday now is not the time to create a new department for migrant Filipino Workers, adding there is...

‘Kid gloves’ handling of PITC hit

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday criticized the “kid gloves” treatment by the government on the alleged inefficiencies and shady schemes perpetuated by...

Senators rally behind Rody’s call for telco firms to shape up

Two senators on Wednesday rallied behind the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to the telecommunications companies to submit their progress reports on improving their...

De Lima thanks solons for pushing her release

Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday thanked her fellow senators and the members of the committee demanding her freedom for renewing their calls...

Gov’t to hire 50k contact tracers

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday reminded the Department of the Interior and Local Government to prioritize barangay health workers and displaced workers...

Senate minority questions gov’t on travel ban from China

The Senate Minority Bloc on Friday questioned the Duterte administration on the status of the travel ban to and from China. In a statement, the...

POGO probe

Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chair Senator Richard Gordon (left) and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon lead the investigation March 5 on the alleged increased...

Anti-Drilon blogger gets six-month jail sentence

The Supreme Court affirmed with finality the conviction and imprisonment of Ilonggo blogger Manuel Mejorada over ‘libelous’ articles against Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. Mejorada...

Drilon wants nurses’ salaries now upgraded

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged the Senate Committee on Finance Friday to look for means to fund the increase in the salaries of...

Senate scraps PAO Forensic fund

Citing duplication of the forensic works of government investigative bodies, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday recommended a stop to the funding of...
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