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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 »

Drilon casts doubt on Bangsamoro law sans anti-dynasty provision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:34 AM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday said he is not confident that the consolidated version of the Bangsamoro Organic Law can foster good governance in the south after lawmakers scrapped its anti-drnasty provision.  Read more »

People's initiative para 'maharang' ang 2019 elections, pinalutang ni Alvarez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 09:32 PM

Gusto ni Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez ng people's initiative para walang halalan sa 2019, at "makapag-focus" ang mga mambabatas sa charter change. Read more »

'2 sa bawat 3 Pinoy, tutol sa charter change'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 10:03 PM

Dalawa sa bawat tatlong Pilipino ang hindi sang-ayon na palitan ang kasalukuyang Saligang Batas, ayon sa survey na isinagawa ng Pulse Asia. Read more »

Drilon warns: Duterte can appoint lawmakers, local execs in 'no-el' scenario

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 04:10 PM

In a "no-election" scenario, President Rodrigo Duterte can appoint the replacement of senators, congressmen and local officials whose terms expire next year, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday. Read more »

Drilon hits removal of anti-dynasty provision in draft BBL

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 05:58 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Saturday slammed the removal of a provision against political dynasties in the bicameral version of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) even as he described the draft as "constitutional."   Read more »

Ilang senador, dudang mabubuksan na ang Boracay sa Setyembre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 11:06 PM

Dapat bumuo ng solong ahensiyang tututok sa Boracay para maprotektahan ito, ayon sa mga senador. Read more »

Drilon bats for creation of Boracay development authority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:41 PM

Senator Franklin Drilon on Wednesday urged fellow lawmakers to tackle the proposed creation of a centralized agency that will watch over Boracay island, which he said has been plagued by a "failure of management."    Read more »

Panukalang armasan ang barangay officials, tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 09:41 PM

Mariing inalmahan ng ilang kongresista ang panghihikayat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkaroon ng baril ang mga opisyal ng barangay bilang parte ng kampanya kontra kriminalidad. Read more »

Minority senators want De Lima to argue case at SC vs PH withdrawal from ICC

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 09:13 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the group of lawmakers has asked De Lima to act as their counsel in the Supreme Court oral arguments next month. Read more »

'Permiso' ng China para mangisda sa Scarborough, insulto: Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:51 PM

Tinawag na "malaking insulto" ni Bise Presidente Leni Robredo ang pahayag ng China na pinapayagan lamang nito ang mga Pilipino na mangisda sa Panatag Shoal bilang pakikisama sa Pilipinas. Read more »