Palace confident Diokno can explain alleged budget insertions

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:24:47 +0000

Palace confident Diokno can explain alleged budget insertions

Malacañang said Budget Secretary Ben Diokno can explain before the House of Representatives the alleged insertions in 2019 national budget.

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Poe pushes for more funding for ‘First 1,000 Days’ nutrition program

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:55:40 +0000

Senator Grace Poe has called for a budget increase for the recently enacted First 1,000 Days Law, which seeks to provide health and nutrition services to children during their early days of development.

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Senators, security officials meet on martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 02:46:37 +0000

Senators, security officials meet on martial law extension in Mindanao

Senators held an executive session to listen to the government’s request for an extension of martial law in Mindanao for another year.

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Mindanao residents protest against martial law extension

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 03:03:12 +0000

  A GROUP of residents from Mindanao staged a protest in front of the Senate in Manila on Monday against a proposal to extend martial law in the region, two…READ

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Senators, security officials meet on martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 02:46:37 +0000

Senators, security officials meet  on  martial law extension in Mindanao

Senators held an executive session to listen to the government’s request for an extension of martial law in Mindanao for another year.

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De Lima urges senators to pass bill protecting rights defenders

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2018 23:08:41 +0000

De Lima urges senators to pass bill protecting rights defenders

Sen. Leila de Lima on Saturday called on her colleagues to act swiftly and approve her bill that sought to protect human rights defenders against harassment, intimidation and abuses.

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Bong Go denies knowledge of tarpaulin taken down in Silay

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:46:15 +0000

Senatorial aspirant Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday denied knowledge on who put up a tarpaulin of himself at a plaza in Silay, Negros Occidental, which was recently taken down for violating a city ordinance.

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Gordon favors martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:36:40 +0000

Gordon favors martial law extension in Mindanao

Senator Richard Gordon on Friday said he was in favor of the possible martial law extension in Mindanao.

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