MALACANANG COLD ON HOUSE BILL GIVING DUTERTE SPECIAL POWERS
President to maximize powers for ‘Build, Build, Build’ By ROGER M. BALANZA with PNA report Due to time constraints, Malacanang is not keen on supporting a House bill granting special […]
Category Archives: PRESIDENT DUTERTE LEGISLATIVE
Senate passes Malasakit Center bill on final reading
The Senate on Monday, November 11, passed on third and final reading a proposed measure seeking to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers in all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals […]
DUTERTE TO CONGRESS: DON’T DELAY 2020 BUDGET
President Rodrigo R. Duterte certified the proposed PHP4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 as urgent to avoid a repeat of last year’s delay, Malacañang said on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador […]
SALCEDA: P100-M FOR EACH SOLON IN 2020 BUDGET NOT ‘PORK BARREL’
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said that the P100 million that each lawmaker at the House of Representatives will be receiving PHP100 million under the proposed PHP4.1 trillion national budget for […]
SENATE: NO TO SOGIE BILL
Even if bill certified as urgent by Duterte Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday maintained that the proposed Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill “as […]
NO PORK
UNGAB: NO PORK BARREL IN 2020 NATIONAL BUDGET House Committee on Appropriations chairman Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab said that there had been attempts from congressmen to insert around P70-B […]
Court orders arrest of Trillanes over 4 libel cases
A Davao City regional court on Friday ordered the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with the libel cases filed by presidential son Paolo Duterte and presidential son-in-law […]
ARROYO: CHARTER CHANGE NOT RAILROADED
Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday denied allegations that the House leadership is railroading the passage of the proposed federal constitution. Arroyo made the statement following the second reading approval of […]
TONYBOY heads delegates to APA Meeting in Turkey
Floirendo heads delegates to APA Meeting in Turkey Davao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo Jr. heads the Philippine delegates to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s 2nd Executive Council […]
PARAS FILES GRAVE THREAT VS. TRILLANES
Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Wednesday filed a complaint of grave threat against Senator Antonio Trillanes before the Pasay City Prosecutors Office for allegedly threatening his life when he attended […]
SAP BONG GO IN PDP-LABAN SENATORIAL SLATE
It is “Ready Set Go” for Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, who has been included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruling party slate as a candidate for […]
PANELO: Trillanes seditious remark vs. Duterte not covered by immunity
“Parliamentary immunity is not absolute” Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the “remarks” of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV against President Rodrigo Duterte are not covered by the lawmaker’s parliamentary […]
DUTERTE TO SUPPORT BONG GO SENATE BID
President Rodrigo R. Duterte will fully support Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go “to the hilt” if he decides to join the senatorial race in the […]
BONG GO FOR SENATOR MOVEMENT LAUNCHED
READY, SET, GO! A movement dubbed as “Ready, Set, Go” was launched Wednesday to persuade Special Assistant to the President Christopher ‘”Bong” Go to run for senator in the 2019 […]
DUTERTE BANK RECORDS OPEN TO PUBLIC BUT NOT TO TRILLANES
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will “give authority” to the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) to look into his bank records. The President said this during the oath-taking of PACC members in […]
NUMBERED DAYS
“PERSONA NON GRATA” President Rodrigo R. Duterte will not meddle in the quarrel among members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque […]
SERENO ON IMPEACMENT: ANO SILA, SINUSUWERTE?
“I WILL NOT RESIGN!” Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday, February 28, said that while she agreed to go on indefinite leave, it does not mean that she is […]
PDP-Laban declares Alvarez as ‘persona non grata’
After being accused of allowing entry of narco-politicians and causing division in the party, the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), has declared House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez as ‘persona non grata.’ […]
DUTERTE TO PINOY: GAGO KA!
LAWMAKERS APPROVE MARTIAL LAW EXTENSION
261 vs. 18 The Philippine Congress, during a special joint session on Saturday, voted to extend the period of martial law until the year-end. Results of the joint voting showed […]
