Name recall, track record work for Senate aspirants — Pulse Asia exec

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 03:32:13 +0000

Name recall, track record work for Senate aspirants -- Pulse Asia exec

Name recall and track record are key factors helping some Senate aspirants get good standings in voter preference surveys.

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Gatchalian vows Congress’ commitment to scrutinize, approve budget

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:42:03 +0000

Gatchalian vows Congress' commitment to scrutinize, approve budget

Congress will be committed to “scrutinize and approve” the 2019 national budget at the “soonest possible time,” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday.

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Comelec disqualifies 70 senatorial aspirants from midterm polls

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 04:04:40 +0000

Comelec disqualifies 70 senatorial aspirants from midterm polls

At least 70 senatorial aspirants have already been disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), its spokesman James Jimenez said.

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Red-tagging teachers without basis is ‘unfair’ — Tañada

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:40:21 +0000

Red-tagging teachers without basis is ‘unfair’ — Tañada

Oposisyon Koalisyon (OK) senatorial candidate and former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Tuesday branded as “unfair” the military’s red-tagging of teachers aligned with the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT).

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Sotto: Senate too busy to join argument on alleged budget anomalies

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:53:44 +0000

Sotto: Senate too busy to join argument on alleged budget anomalies

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Friday that Senate has “too many things on its plate” to join the discussion on the alleged anomalies in the 2019 budget.

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Lacson to DOJ: Follow up on court case to declare CPP, NPA as terror groups

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:14:22 +0000

MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to follow up on its court petition seeking to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) as terrorists.

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Villar, Poe lead latest SWS Senate race survey

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:15:23 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – If the senatorial elections were to be held in second week of December, Senators Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe would have topped the race, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the senatorial race has showed.

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2018: How the Senate rose above undemocratic challenges

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:58:45 +0000

2018: How Senate rose above undemocratic challenges

2018 has been a “prolific year” for the Senate in terms of legislation, as what Senate President Vicente Sotto would have the year described.

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2018: How Senate rose above undemocratic challenges

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:58:45 +0000

2018: How Senate rose above undemocratic challenges

2018 has been a “prolific year” for the Senate in terms of legislation, as what Senate President Vicente Sotto would have the year described.

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