DFA must summon Chinese envoy if diplomatic protests are snubbed – Pimentel

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:10:48 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – A face to face meeting between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and the Chinese Ambassador to Manila must be set if China fails to respond to diplomatic protests filed by the Philippine over the intrusion of Chinese survey and warships in Philippine waters, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III said. “We will use […]

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Pacquiao: ‘No problem’ if I become PDP-Laban president

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:17:16 +0000

Pacquiao: ‘No problem’ if I become PDP-Laban president

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday night said he would have “no problem” with being elected as president of ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) if a leadership change should happen.

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‘I don’t like it, but it happens’ – Pimentel on party switching

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:02:44 +0000

‘I don’t like it, but it happens’ – Pimentel on party switching

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III may not like the idea of party switching, but he also accepts that commonly happens in the political sphere in the Philippines.

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Pacquiao to announce PDP-Laban bet for speakership – Pimentel

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:51:07 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines — The leaders of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) have given Sen. Manny Pacquiao the task of announcing the ruling party’s official contender for the speakership race in the House after an agreed-upon process. Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, the PDP-Laban president, bared this after their Tuesday dinner-meeting with former Davao del […]

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PDP-Laban set to regain speakership

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 21:29:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), President Rodrigo Duterte’s political party, will again flex its political muscles to regain the speakership in the House of Representatives, PDP-Laban president Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Sunday.

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Supermajority seen — but not that smooth for Duterte agenda

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:32:01 +0000

Supermajority seen — but not that smooth for Duterte agenda

With their sweep of the latest surveys, administration candidates appear poised to dominate the Senate race

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PDP-Laban campaign ‘reasonable, successful,’ says Pimentel

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 09:44:22 +0000

Duterte PDP-Laban Campaign Rally in Biñan City

The campaign of the administration senatorial slate, though far from perfect, has turned out to be “reasonable” and “successful,” according to re-electionist Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III.

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Koko Pimentel vows to continue bridging Christians and Muslims

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 05:39:34 +0000

Koko Pimentel vows to continue bridging Christians and Muslims

As a Christian senator representing Mindanao, former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III repeatedly supported the right of Muslims to practice their faith.

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Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:22:23 +0000

Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

MANILA, Philippines — Saying Filipinos should not be discriminated against in their own country, Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate reports that some Chinese restaurants and other Chinese-owned businesses in Metro Manila were catering exclusively to Chinese nationals.

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Chong, Pimentel, Valdes, Casiño shine at 1st Politicon Philippines

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:31:13 +0000

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Politicon 2019 may have packed up the show until its hopeful return next year, but the inspired words of some senatorial candidates who took part in the landmark political conference still reverberate. Of particular note were statements made by former Biliran Rep. Glenn Chong, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP) founder Antonio “Butch” Valdes, and IT expert Edmundo “Toti” Casiño.

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