Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:23:44 +0000
Retired members of the military and the police are civilians, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday following criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte for appointing former military and police officials to major government posts.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:02:19 +0000
Senator Richard Gordon got an earful from President Duterte for criticizing his proclivity to appoint retired military and police officers in major government posts.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:22:29 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate blue ribbon committee will begin next week its inquiry into the alleged irregularities hounding Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the allegations of conflict of interest against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:35:55 +0000
MANILA, Philippines Sen. Richard Gordon is pushing for a measure that will give nurses higher and just wages.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:06:13 +0000
Malacañang is taking a hands-off stance on the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision to withdraw its graft and usurpation cases against former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for the botched Mamasapano operation that killed 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:33:38 +0000
“Don’t just remove! Prosecute and prosecute fast!”This was what Sen. Richard Gordon on Saturday said about the removal of the board members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) in connection with the “ghost dialysis” scandal.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 21:30:24 +0000
Some veteran senators were shocked by the seeming audacity of several of their neophyte colleagues to push their agenda
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Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 08:01:23 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Richard Gordon on Saturday said that he would expose anyone who attempts to bribe for the Senate leadership post.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:38:05 +0000
Senators are banding together against plans by certain senators-elect to bump off the current chairs of key committees
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 10:56:31 +0000
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday that he had already secured the commitment of three senators to pass the security of tenure (SOT) bill by the end of the 17th Congress.
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