Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:20:24 +0000
Although they are only four left in the opposition slate, they are “a strong lineup
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Read moreCredit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:34:45 +0000
SENATE President Vicente Sotto 3rd announced on Thursday that disagreements between incoming and incumbent senators over committee chairmanships have been settled and almost all major committee chairmanships assigned. The senators…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:02:20 +0000
Sen. Manny Pacquiao said on Thursday that the meeting of senators on Wednesday night was deemed “successful.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:38:14 +0000
MANILA, Philippines—Incoming senators from the ruling PDP-Laban party have expressed support to the leadership of Senate President
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:20:50 +0000
Senator-elect Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed interest to hold leadership roles in four Senate committees in the upcoming 18th Congress.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:37:50 +0000
Ninety-five percent of committee chairmanships at the Senate have already been decided, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:17:52 +0000
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he looks forward to a new Senate that would remain “cooperative but independent balanced, transparent and sincere.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 07:53:59 +0000
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be safe from ouster in the 18th Congress, Senator Panfilo “confidently” said Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:45:04 +0000
In the incoming 18th Congress, the Senate will have two committees devoted to education, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:44:30 +0000
The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to raise the excise tax on tobacco products.
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