Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 21:34:54 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday expressed gratitude to two of her colleagues for initiating a move that would allow her to participate in the Senate deliberations from her detention cell at Camp Crame through electronic communications.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:46:10 +0000
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday slammed a new proposal at the House of Representatives that, among other things, seeks to shorten the tenure of senators from the current six years to four years.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:26:18 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s push for the reimposition of the death penalty “stands a good chance” in the Senate if it would only cover big-time narcotics trading, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:27:06 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, without the anticipated scenarios complicating Monday’s vote.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:16:46 +0000
A mini Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting may be conducted by Congress just a week after President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 07:44:58 +0000
Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos wants to become chairman of the Senate committee on youth in the 18th Congress, Senate President
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:22:08 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Leni Robredo and Senate President Vicente Sotto III enjoyed majority approval and trust ratings
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:40:58 +0000
Senate President Vicente Sotto III won’t stand for invoking the exclusivity clause of the Constitution on the exploitation of Philippine marine resources.
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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:59:57 +0000
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should explain how it implements its budget after a report came out that it had been paying for “ghost” kidney treatments, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:42:20 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Saturday said members of the minority bloc would not be left out and would secure committee chairmanships. Sotto made the assurance in an interview aired over AM radio station DWIZ after Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon decried the scheme of stripping opposition senators of their […]
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