Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:22:23 +0000

Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

MANILA, Philippines — Saying Filipinos should not be discriminated against in their own country, Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate reports that some Chinese restaurants and other Chinese-owned businesses in Metro Manila were catering exclusively to Chinese nationals.

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Chong, Pimentel, Valdes, Casiño shine at 1st Politicon Philippines

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:31:13 +0000

Glenn Chong

Politicon 2019 may have packed up the show until its hopeful return next year, but the inspired words of some senatorial candidates who took part in the landmark political conference still reverberate. Of particular note were statements made by former Biliran Rep. Glenn Chong, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP) founder Antonio “Butch” Valdes, and IT expert Edmundo “Toti” Casiño.

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Critics may side with anti-federalist Sara Duterte – Pimentel

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:34:40 +0000

Critics may side with anti-federalist Sara Duterte – Pimentel

Federalism critics may take advantage of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s opposition to federalism, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Monday.

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Pimentel: Senate probe of viral video just a waste of time

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:11:22 +0000

Pimentel: Senate probe of viral video just a waste of time

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has rejected a proposal for the Senate to look into the allegations in a viral video claiming that President Rodrigo Duterte’s son and son-in-law were receiving millions of pesos from a drug syndicate, as seen in a document in the hands of a supposed former member of the group.

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Campaign with Imee Marcos won’t change Koko Pimentel

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:34:49 +0000

He may be sharing the stage with Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos during the campaign, but Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III still thinks the Marcos martial law years were bad for the country.

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Pimentel: Honesty can’t be forced as an issue on everyone

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:03:14 +0000

Pimentel: Honesty can't be forced as an issue on everyone

While honesty is important to reelectionist Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, he said that he couldn’t “force it to be an issue” for everybody.

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Koko Pimentel: I can campaign with Imee, but…

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 03:51:56 +0000

Duterte PDP-Laban Campaign Rally in Biñan City

MANILA, Philippines — You may see them campaigning together but Senator Koko Pimentel remains firm against the dictatorship of Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos’ father.

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Pimentel: PDP-Laban campaign rallies not only sing and dance

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 03:42:51 +0000

Pimentel: PDP-Laban campaign rallies not only sing and dance

MANILA, Philippines — It’s not just entertainment, reelectionist Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said Monday as he defended the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan’s (PDP-Laban) campaign rallies.

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Pimentel, Marcos share stage in Senate campaign rally

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:06:29 +0000

Pimentel, Marcos share stage in Senate campaign rally

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Philippines – Reelectionist Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, whose father and namesake fought the Marcos dictatorship, on Thursday shared the stage with the late president’s daughter, Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos during the PDP-Laban’s campaign kickoff event here.

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Pimentel ‘happy’ over dismissal of disqualification cases

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:37:33 +0000

Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has expressed happiness over Comelec’s decision to junk the disqualification cases filed against him.

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