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UP Visayas unveils restored landmark building

Regi Adosto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 09:59 AM

Iloilo City, which boasts a wide selection of heritage buildings, from old mansions to significant edifices used as commercial establishments, has restored one of its proud heritage. Read more »

PhilHealth officials ginisa sa Senado ukol sa pondo

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Posted at Aug 14 10:47 PM

Ginisa sa pagdinig sa Senado ang mga opisyal ng PhilHealth kaugnay ng umano ay natutuyong pondo ng ahensiya.  Read more »

Drilon, Poe eye review of MMDA powers

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 07:24 PM

MANILA - Two senators on Tuesday agreed there is a need to review the powers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).   Read more »

Duterte urged to raise issue of Chinese ships in Philippines' EEZ to Xi

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Posted at Aug 11 04:36 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to raise the increasing number of Chinese ships in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more »

SC upholds Drilon critic's libel conviction, prison sentence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 04:37 PM

The Supreme Court has upheld the libel conviction of journalist Manuel “Boy” Mejorada, a critic of Senator Franklin Drilon, over defamatory posts accusing the senator of corruption.   Read more »

Senators debate death penalty revival

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 07:30 PM

MANILA - Senators on Tuesday began debates on proposals to revive the death penalty in the Philippines, with minority Sen. Franklin Drilon making good on his promise to fight “tooth and nail” its reimposition. Read more »

Drilon, Lacson seek to allow De Lima to join Senate debates

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Updated as of Aug 04 02:19 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Sen. Panfilo Lacson have filed a resolution seeking to allow detained Sen. Leila de Lima to participate in the chamber's plenary sessions through teleconferencing.   Read more »

'Lift martial law in Mindanao now': Drilon says 'unli' martial law 'untolerable'

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Posted at Jul 24 07:20 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Wednesday it is time to lift martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Battle for Senate committee chairmanships far from over - sources

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:59 PM

MANILA - The battle for the chairmanship of highly coveted committees in the Senate is far from over, sources told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Minority senators welcome UN rights council resolution on PH drug war

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 05:37 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Minority senators on Friday welcomed the move of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines, including alleged extrajudicial killings in the government's drug war. Read more »

Drilon: Senators shun charter change talk for now

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Posted at Jul 09 08:31 AM

Based on past legislative hearings, the public believes that lawmakers should not be at the forefront of charter change, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon told DZMM. Read more »

Sotto to be reelected Senate President: Drilon

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Updated as of Jul 09 07:06 AM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will be reelected when the 18th Congress reopens on July 22, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Tuesday. Read more »

PH not a ‘dumpsite’: Drilon files bill outlawing waste importation

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Posted at Jul 06 08:47 PM

Under Senate Bill No. 18, or the "Waste Importation Ban Act of 2019," all waste imports, including recyclable materials, will be banned. Read more »

Bong Go: I'd be 'one vote less' in Duterte impeachment trial

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 09:01 PM

Senator Bong Go said Tuesday he would not vote for the ouster of his long-time boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, if an impeachment complaint against him reaches the Senate. Read more »

Mga isda sa West PH Sea nasa 5 taon na lang ang itatagal: eksperto

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Posted at Jul 02 08:39 PM

Nasa 5 taon na lang ang itatagal ng mga isda sa West Philippine Sea, ayon sa isang maritime expert.   Read more »

Drilon files bills vs political dynasties, turncoats

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 03:32 PM

Under Drilon’s bill, a political dynasty exists when the spouse of the incumbent or when a relative within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity of the incumbent holds or runs for office simultaneously with him or her within the same city or province. Read more »

Drilon: Senate minority satisfied with committee assignments

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 10:07 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Franklin Drilon on Monday said the 4-member bloc in the upper chamber of Congress is satisfied with the assignment of committee chairmanships and memberships. Read more »

Minority senators nix joint probe on Recto bank allision

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Posted at Jun 23 01:12 PM

Some minority senators thumbed down the Philippines' and China’s joint probe into the boat-ramming incident in Recto (Reed) Bank. Read more »

Drilon allays fears on national ID system, says law to protect privacy

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Updated as of Jun 12 03:04 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday allayed concerns over the national ID system as Malacañang is set for pilot test in September, saying it has safeguards to protect citizens' privacy. Read more »

Drilon: Minority to ‘fight tooth and nail' for Senate independence

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 08:11 PM

MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Friday his bloc would “fight tooth and nail” to uphold the Senate’s independence and block measures that would not benefit the country. Read more »