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Drilon wants passport contractor to face charges for taking data

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 10:54 PM

Drilon on Saturday said the government should file charges against a company that allegedly "made off" with Filipinos' passport data after its services were terminated.  Read more »

Dagdag sahod para sa kawani ng gobyerno, tuloy dapat: Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:11 PM

Hindi naniniwala si Senador Franklin Drilon na walang sapat na pondo ang gobyerno upang tustusan ang nakatakdang taas-suweldo para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan. Read more »

Andaya concedes, says House to heed Duterte's call to abolish Road Board

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 10:07 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives will heed President Rodrigo Duterte's call to abolish the Road Board, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said Saturday, days after he initially said he was against the agency's termination.   Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Drilon did not sleep through the UP-Ateneo game

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 03:34 AM

Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo they claim shows opposition senator Franklin Drilon sleeping at a major basketball game between the nation’s top colleges. The claim is false and the image was altered. Read more »

Sa ika-3 pagkakataon: Martial law sa Mindanao muling pinalawig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 09:17 PM

Nakatakda na sanang magwakas ang martial law sa Mindanao ngayong Disyembre 31, 2018 pero sa ikatlong pagkakataon ay humirit ng extension ang Pangulo.  Read more »

P7.5-bilyong pondo sa sports ng DFA, kinuwestiyon sa Senado

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 10:19 PM

Kinuwestiyon ni Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon ang pagsama ng budget para sa 2019 Southeast Asian Games sa panukalang budget ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa susunod na taon. Read more »

Kamara, pinuna sa 'minadaling' pagpasa sa draft federal charter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 10:04 PM

Inulan ng batikos ang Kamara matapos umanong madaliin at brasuhin ang panukalang draft constitution.  Read more »

Several senators question calls for Mindanao martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 05:29 PM

MANILA - Several senators on Tuesday thumbed down the proposal for a third extension of martial law in Mindanao, saying there is no longer a constitutional basis for prolonged military rule in the south.   Read more »

Mga senador, nabahala sa pagdami ng mga manggagawang Chinese sa Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 08:22 PM

Kailangang silipin ang isyu ng pagdami ng mga dayuhang manggagawa, partikular ng mga Chinese, sa bansa dahil maaaring naaagawan nila ng trabaho ang mga Pilipino, ayon kay Sen. Joel Villanueva. Read more »

Pagdami ng mga manggagawang Chinese sa bansa, iimbestigahan sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 06:41 PM

Nakatakdang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon ang Senado sa pagdami ng mga Chinese na nagtatrabaho sa bansa. Read more »

Drilon critic faces jail time over libelous blog, Facebook posts

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 01:47 AM

A critic of Senator Franklin Drilon faces up to 4 years and 2 months of imprisonment, after the Court of Appeals affirmed his libel conviction over allegations he made against the lawmaker on his blog and on Facebook. Read more »

Drilon dares Palace: File raps vs LP stalwarts in oust-Duterte plot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 11:13 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday dared Malacañang to file charges against Liberal Party members who are supposedly conniving with communists to remove President Rodrigo Duterte from office. Read more »

Work permit ng mga dayuhang nagtatrabaho sa PH, pinasisilip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 07:41 PM

Iniimbestigahan ng DOLE ang mga permit na naibigay sa mga banyagang nagtatrabaho ngayon sa Pilipinas, sabi ng kalihim ng kagawaran. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy takot maagawan ng trabaho ng mga dayuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 09:16 PM

Pangamba ng ilang Pinoy job applicants, baka mabawasan ang mga oportunidad para sa kanila dahil sa kompetisyon mula sa mga banyagang pinayagang magtrabaho sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Bello, ginisa sa Senado dahil sa mga kontraktuwal sa DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 10:52 PM

Hindi natuwa ang mga senador nang malamang mismong sa Department of Labor and Employment ay may mga kontraktuwal na manggagawa. Read more »

Senators want P51-B 'insertions' realigned or removed from 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 02:35 PM

Some senators on Wednesday said they will move to delete some P50 billion worth of alleged discretionary funds supposedly inserted in the 2019 budget for some congressmen. Read more »

Citizen's arrest cannot apply to Trillanes, says Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 01:55 PM

Sen. Antonio Trillanes cannot be arrested without a valid warrant, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday. Read more »

'No more stability' if Trillanes court cases reopened: Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 10:11 AM

The court cases of Senator Antonio Trillanes cannot be reopened because doing so will show that there is no stability in the Philippine society and government institutions, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday. Read more »

Ayuda sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 01:39 AM

Posibleng mauwi sa krisis kung hindi agad masosolusyunan ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, ayon sa isang senador. Read more »

'Hindi niya kaya': Duterte sakaling palitan siya ni Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 12:13 AM

Hindi si Leni Robredo ang gusto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na pumalit sa kaniya sakaling magbitiw siya sa puwesto. Read more »