Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:21:47 +0000
Senator Cynthia Villar got the chairmanships of three committees in the Senate while neophyte Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the architect of Oplan Tokhang, is the new head of peace and reconciliation panel.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:10:57 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III rejected on Wednesday the proposal to impose death penalty either by firing squad or hanging for being unconstitutional.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:44:15 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III wants a thorough study of the proposed liquor ban and closure of establishments and bars nationwide by midnight.
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Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:48:38 +0000
MANILA, Philippines— For Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, getting six million Filipinos out of poverty was the “hardest” and “most demanding” challenge President Rodrigo Duterte had laid out in his State of the Nation Address (Sona). Speaking before the joint session of Congress on Monday, Duterte reported that poverty declined in the country. “Poverty […]
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:49:53 +0000
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a bill that seeks to exempt indigent college graduates from paying fees for professional examinations administered by the government.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:46:44 +0000
A bill granting the President emergency powers for two years to address the traffic crisis in the country has been filed at the Senate.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:10:45 +0000
Pro-death penalty senators should tackle their proposals “immediately,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:21:40 +0000
Senator Bong Go has filed a bill seeking to reinstate the death penalty on heinous crimes like illegal drugs trade, plunder, rape, and murder.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:51:41 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos on Monday dismissed any impeachment bid against President Rodrigo Duterte, who she said has not committed an impeachable offense.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 06:00:22 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday did not mince his words amid the issue of neophyte senators allegedly making a move to replace Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
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