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Check paper trail to flush out PhilHealth ‘mafia’–Lacson

August 18, 2019 admin COA, Franklin Drilon, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Panfilo Lacson, philhealth mafia, roberto salvador

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:24:31 +0000

Rumored budget cut in veterans' pension 'fake news,' says Lacson

MANILA, Philippines — Documents won’t lie. Sifting through the financial records of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) could be the key to unmasking the real members of the so-called mafia who were supposedly controlling the affairs of the state insurance firm, Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said. “One of the means for us to find […]

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Tolentino wants white-collar crimes punished by death

August 14, 2019 admin Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Francis Tolentino, Franklin Drilon, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, Philhealth, Philippine news update, scams, Senate, white collar crimes

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:08:11 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — White-collar crimes that “leads to massive deception” should also be punishable by death, neophyte Senator Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday. During the Senate session hours after the Blue Ribbon Committee conducted a hearing into the alleged corruption and anomalies within the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Tolentino called for the expansion of […]

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Drilon on ‘endo’ measure: Get Palace committment first

August 9, 2019 admin Department of Labor and Employment, Franklin Drilon, labor contractualization, Latest News Stories, malacanang palace, Nation, National Economic and Development Authority, security of tenure bill, Silvestre Bello III

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:02:52 +0000

The new version of the security of tenure (SOT) bill should have Malacañang’s full commitment to save it from being vetoed

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SC upholds conviction vs blogger who accused Drilon of corruption

August 7, 2019 admin blogger, court, Franklin Drilon, Latest News Stories, Libel, local news, manuel mejorada, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, politics, SC, suit, Supreme Court

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:36:04 +0000

he SC has affirmed the libel conviction against an Ilonggo blogger who accused Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon of corrupt activities.

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De Lima open to sessions via teleconferencing

August 4, 2019 admin 18th congress, Franklin Drilon, Latest News Stories, Leila de Lima, Nation, Panfilo Lacson, senate teleconferencing, Vicente Sotto III

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 21:34:54 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday expressed gratitude to two of her colleagues for initiating a move that would allow her to participate in the Senate deliberations from her detention cell at Camp Crame through electronic communications.

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Drilon nixes another extension of martial law in Mindanao

July 24, 2019 admin Franklin Drilon, Latest News Stories, Martial law, Mindanao, Nation, Philippines, rebellion, Senate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:41:02 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — It is time to lift martial law in Mindanao, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Wednesday.

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Drilon wants total ban on waste imports

July 8, 2019 admin Franklin Drilon, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news updates, waste imports

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:03:08 +0000

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has passed a bill seeking to ban waste imports.

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Drilon: National ID data sharing could prevent fraud

June 14, 2019 admin data sharing, Franklin Drilon, fraud, Headlines, Nation, national id

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:04:54 +0000

The sharing of data among government agencies under the national ID system could help prevent fraudulent transactions.

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Drilon decries scheme to strip opposition of committees

June 7, 2019 admin Franklin Drilon, Imee Marcos, kiko pangilinan, Latest News Stories, Leila de Lima, Nation, Pia Cayetano, Risa Hontiveros, Senate minority bloc

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:10:47 +0000

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The head of the minority bloc at the Senate insisted that all senators are covered by an unwritten rule that incumbents should retain leadership of their committees amid attempts by two incoming senators to elbow out two colleagues belonging to the opposition from the committees that they head.

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