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Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, October 7, announced that he will be running under Vice President Leni Robredo’s slate for the 2022 polls as he and the vice president’s Liberal Party (LP) partymates visited her after she announced her presidential bid. Former Senator Antonio Tril

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Liberal Party (LP) president, is Vice President Leni Robredo’s vice presidential running mate for the 2022 elections, well-placed sources of the Manila Bulletin confirmed on Thursday, October 7. Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) The

Senator Joel Villanueva is not surprised that opposition coalition 1Sambayan picked Vice President Leni Robredo as its candidate for the 2022 presidential race. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) "Vice President Leni is the obvious choice for opposition candidate. Respetado, masipag at may malasa

The Senate has approved this week 13 local hospital Bills sponsored by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who later thanked his colleagues for sharing his passion to provide a better life for Filipinos

Press Release Senator Joel Villanueva Chairman, and by understanding it is established." (Proverbs 24:3) Mr. President, distinguished colleagues: It is an honor to be given this privilege to sponsor a bill that has become a center of the nations attention over the past couple of months, a piece of legislation that will chart the future of the global Filipino. After five hearings, marathon hearings, of the Committee on Labor jointly with the Committees on Civil Service, Foreign Relations and Fi...

Press Release Maganda at mapagpalang araw po. [ In Proverbs 24 verse 3, it says "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established". Continuing in verse 6, "For by wise guidance you can wage your war and in abundance of counselors there is victory." ] Naniniwala po ako na theres no harm in getting all positions on the table, especially when it comes to a policy issue that will affect the lives of our overseas Filipinos which is 10% of our total population. Thats why we are doin...

Hontiveros signs Senate resolution condemning Chinas illegal activities in the WPS Senator Risa Hontiveros has signed the proposed Senate Resolution No. 708 — along with Senators Frank Drilon, Leila de Lima, Ralph Recto, Nancy Binay, Richard Gordon, Kiko Pangilinan, Lito Lapid, Grace Poe, Bong Revilla, and Joel Villanueva — that condemns the illegal activities of the Peoples Republic of China in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. "I am...

Drilon seeks Parlade censure over ‘stupid’ remarks vs Senate By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News Published April 24, 2021 6:24pm Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Saturday said he would introduce a resolution censuring National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. for remarks he made against senators. “Ngayon lang ako nakarinig ng isang opisyal ng Armed Forces na sinasabing istupido ang mga senador. That is very d...

Senators to police, NTF-ELCAC: End red tagging and harassment, leave community pantries alone SENATORS Nancy Binay, Leila de Lima, Frank Drilon, Sherwin Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Kiko Pangilinan, Grace Poe, and Ralph Recto urge the law enforcement leadership to investigate the profiling and red-tagging of community pantries organizers in various parts of the country, and instead hold a dialogue with them. The senators also condemned the posts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist...

Senators to police, NTF-ELCAC: End red tagging and harassment, leave community pantries alone SENATORS Nancy Binay, Leila de Lima, Frank Drilon, Sherwin Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Kiko Pangilinan, Grace Poe, and Ralph Recto urge the law enforcement leadership to investigate the profiling and red-tagging of community pantries organizers in various parts of the country, and instead hold a dialogue with them. The senators also condemned the posts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist...