Early 18th Congress bills: Lower age of criminal liability, anti-fake news and terrorism

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:10:46 +0000

Early 18th Congress bills: Lower age of criminal liability, anti-fake news and terrorism

MANILA, Philippines – Senate bills seeking to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility, combating fake news and terrorism were among the first to filed for the 18th Congress on Monday.

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Go: PDP-Laban senators support Sotto as Senate leader

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:38:14 +0000

Go: PDP-Laban senators support Sotto as Senate leader

MANILA, Philippines—Incoming senators from the ruling PDP-Laban party have expressed support to the leadership of Senate President

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Focus on legislation, keep off leadership disputes, rookie senators told

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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Bribery has ‘never happened’ in Senate, says Sotto

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 11:02:49 +0000

Paying for votes to win a position has never happened in the upper chamber of Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday.

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Bribery has ‘never happened’ in Senate, says Sotto

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 11:02:49 +0000

Paying for votes to win a position has never happened in the upper chamber of Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday.

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More bills, reforms if Sotto still Senate leader in 18th Congress — Gatchalian

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 07:53:21 +0000

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It would be better if Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto would continue his term as the Senate president for the 18th Congress given his leadership style.

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Sotto calls ‘Bikoy’s handlers ‘fools’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 01:58:55 +0000

Senate President Tito Sotto III slammed the “fools” who believed Peter Joemel Advincula when he first surfaced and claimed to be “Bikoy.” 

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Enrile vows to use institutional memory in fresh Senate term

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 02:45:01 +0000

Enrile vows to use institutional memory in fresh Senate term

Senatorial candidate and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has vowed to use his institutional memory from 50 years of government…

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