Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:57:43 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the measure that would further strengthen the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) board, which was assigned to manage the coco levy fund.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:01:24 +0000
What “pork” for senators? Senate President Vicente Sotto III asked and said it’s institutional amendments. Sen. Ralph Recto also agrees.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 03:29:17 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a resolution urging the chamber to declare every first Thursday of February as the “Synchronized National Interfaith Prayers for Peace and Reconciliation.”
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:31:19 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Is it ok for a 13-year-old minor to rape or kill?
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:25:09 +0000
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III thinks that majority of senators would agree to lower the age of criminal liability from the current 15 years old.
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Read moreCredit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:47:56 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — After Manny Pacquiao won over American boxer Adrien Broner, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III quashed concerns over the work ethic of Pacquiao as a senator. “Isa sa mga bagay na dapat kasi malaman ng mga kababayan natin eh as Senate President ‘no, alam ko lahat ng trabaho ng mga kapwa senador […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:27:27 +0000
Will Senator Gringo Honasan be nominated for another post?
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 05:26:03 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — It probably would not hurt much if the scheduled pay hike of government workers this year would be delayed for a month, President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Thursday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:53:44 +0000
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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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 04:11:18 +0000
The Senate will now wait for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s signature before transmitting to the President the bill that seeks to abolish the Road Board.
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