Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 11:02:44 +0000
THE Senate on Friday will open its investigation on a series of videos linking President Rodrigo’s family to illegal drug activities. SEN. Panfilo Lacson, chairman of the Committee on Public…READ
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 03:07:07 +0000
After withdrawing from the gubernatorial race, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas threw his support behind the senatorial bid of Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos.
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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 21:22:32 +0000
Don’t write off Otso Diretso just yet. Despite their dismal showing in recent surveys, candidates from the Otso Diretso coalition are banking on a “come-from-behind victory” buoyed by the “last-minute discernment of voters,” Sen. Francis Pangilinan, the group’s campaign manager, said on Thursday. “We will not stop campaigning, we will not stop convincing and wooing […]
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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 21:19:31 +0000
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is willing to throw his hat in the ring for the 2022 presidential race if one important condition is met. Lacson was asked about running for higher office three years from now, and he was not averse to the idea. “When people talk to me about the possibility of running in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 03:41:55 +0000
Senator Lacson removed former police chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa from the list of 10 senatorial candidates who would not get his vote.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 01:38:07 +0000
The Security of Tenure bill may be approved by the Senate before the 17th Congress adjourns in June, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 07:29:26 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – As the nation observed Labor Day on Wednesday, Senator Joel Villanueva said he is optimistic that the Senate will push for the passage of the bill that will put an end to contractualization in the country once Congress resumes session after the May 13 elections.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 05:41:35 +0000
Winning senators in this year’s midterm polls may be proclaimed “roughly within two weeks” after May 13, the Comelec said Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 02:24:44 +0000
Senator Angara is calling on President Duterte to sign a bill that would exempt first-time jobseekers from paying for certain documents.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:07:08 +0000
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday supported the call of detained Senator Leila de Lima for a Senate inquiry into the killings on Negros Island.
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