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Fate of Duterte's remaining appointees hangs

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:11 PM

The Commission on Appointments can only hear the nomination of President Rodrigo Duterte’s remaining appointees until June 3, leaving the fate of his remaining nominees hanging. Read more »

Drilon dismisses impact of 'super majority' in Senate

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 12:53 AM

A “single senator can block the passage of any law,” Drilon said. Read more »

'Next Senate President must brace for committee chairmanships'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:27 PM

The Senate tradition prioritizes old-timers and returnees when it comes to committee chairmanship allocation, said Drilon, a four-time Senate President. Read more »

'Constitutional crisis' possible if Marcos DQ cases prosper in SC: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 07:27 PM

"If that happens, we will be courting a constitutional crisis from the fact that Congress can no longer meet after June 3rd," Sotto said. Read more »

Pharmally execs may be freed only if Senate report OK’d

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 11:51 PM

Drilon clarified that Pharmally executives Mohit Dargani and Linconn Ong are detained because they refuse to cooperate with the Senate investigation. Read more »

What veteran lawmakers want to tell rookie senators

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 08:49 PM

Three veteran senators on Tuesday gave a piece of advice to rookie politicians who may win the senatorial race in the May 9 polls. Read more »

Bulay: Arrest of Comelec critics a 'warning,' not a 'threat'

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 08:56 PM

Comelec Commissioner Rey Bulay said he did not threaten the poll body’s critics following his statement last week of having them arrested. Read more »

Drilon: Vetoed SIM registry bill ‘big win’ for trolls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 02:26 PM

Vetoing a measure mandating the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts will let trolls ‘thrive’, the Senate minority leader said. Read more »

New Comelec exec Neri urged to resign over extortion allegation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 06:01 PM

Newly appointed Commission on Elections commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri must resign due to an extortion charge, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said. Read more »

Drilon urges other pres'l bets: Consider uniting under 1 candidate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 10:36 AM

Opposition presidential candidates should consider uniting as one, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday as he claimed Vice President Leni Robredo was "gaining" numbers. Read more »

Unvaccinated Acosta blasts Drilon over call to bar her from in-person work

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 07:50 PM

The unvaccinated head of the Public Attorney's Office says Drilon should not attack her, but the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021. Read more »

'Know when to quit,' says Drilon on why he is not running in this year's elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 12:55 PM

Sen. Franklin Drilon, who turned 76 last November, said the country needs new blood and fresh ideas. Read more »

No-vax PAO chief must be barred from attending work in-person: Drilon

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 03:17 PM

Public Attorney's Office chief Persida Acosta must be barred from physically going to work for being unvaccinated, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday. Read more »

The danger of eliminating anonymity in social media

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 20 09:27 AM

What we should guard against in our search for a solution to the problem of a toxic social media is the possibility of coming up with a medicine that is worse than the disease. Read more »

Senate OKs SIM Card Registration Act on 3rd reading

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 05:08 PM

Once the measure is passed into law, Filipinos will also be required to register their active sim cards or else a telco can have it deactivated. Read more »

Pharmally execs 'overpayment' in taxes 'preposterous': Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 11:19 AM

Pharmally officials' claim of overpayment in taxes is "preposterous," Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday. Read more »

2022 budget to prohibit transfer of funds for non-common goods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 10:23 AM

The 2022 national budget will have a provision that will prohibit the transfer of funds to procurement agencies for items which are not common goods, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday. Read more »

Pharmally officials nagturuan sa gitna ng pag-uusisa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:33 PM

Nagbanta pa si Gordon na ipalilipat sa Pasay City jail ang 2 opisyal ng Pharmally dahil sa patuloy na pagiging mailap sa mga tanong ng mga mambabatas. Read more »

Senate to help in retrieval of key Pharmally papers

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 02:04 PM

The paper trail on Pharmally's transactions remain elusive since the early parts of the hearing, with senators asking the accountants what documents they have to prove the firm's cost of sales. Read more »

Mejorada arrested over cyber libel conviction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:49 PM

Mejorada was sentenced to a prison term of at least two years and five months to a maximum of four years and five months. Read more »