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With alleged vote-buying incidents already taking place in various parts of the country as the May 13 midterm elections draws near, Senator Dick Gordon warned voters not to let candidates, who are buying votes, rob them of their future. Gordon issued the advice in the wake of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) disclosure that vote-buying […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara lauded the signing into law by President Duterte of a measure that would exempt first-time jobseekers from paying fees for government-issued documents in connection with their job applications. Angara also thanked the President for signing the First-Time Jobseekers Act, which he co-authored in the Senate. “We express our sincerest gratitude to […]
Amid the rising prevalence of malicious and libelous social media posts as the campaign period for the May 13 midterm elections approaches its last week, Senator Dick Gordon warned netizens against committing abuses on social media. “Don’t abuse the social media. You may think you can post just about anything which are libelous or downright […]
Senate President Tito Sotto III formally endorsed 10 of his preferred senatorial candidates, which include former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go and all seven reelectionist senators. Sotto made formal his personal endorsements on all seven reelectionist candidates — Senators Grace Poe, Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, Bam Aquino, JV Ejercito, and […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is calling on members of the Philippine media to partner with government in protecting press freedom in the country. “We are calling upon our colleagues in the media to be continuing partners in sustaining the gains in terms of protecting press freedom and be reminded of the […]
With the May 13 midterm elections barely a fortnight away, Senator Dick Gordon urged the public to unmask abusive incumbent officials and advised voters against re-electing them. “Kilalanin natin ng husto ang mga kandidato natin. Dapat tanggalan ng maskara ang mga taong nagsasamantala sa bayan, mga taong subok na sa katiwalian, pati mga taong binabayaran […]
Senator Dick Gordon has welcomed the efforts exerted by Malacañang and the Department of Justice, in offering a P10 million bounty for the arrest of former police officer Eduardo Acierto who is one of the accused in the smuggling of shabu inside magnetic lifters. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said the offer […]
Former Senate President Koko Pimentel III lauded Pangasinan for its environmental campaign, especially on preserving the cleanliness of the seas during Lingayen’s Pista’y Dayat, the thanksgiving festival celebrated every May 1 for an abundant harvest from the sea. Some of the senatorial bets of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), including Pimentel and former Special […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is urging the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Libya to convince their loved ones to return to the Philippines as soon as possible after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised to the highest level the crisis alert in the North African state due to intense fighting around the […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Friday congratulated the 1,800 who passed the 2018 Bar Exams and urged the new lawyers to be “champions of the Rule of Law, conscientious officers of the court, and honorable members of the legal profession.” Pimentel, who topped the 1990 Bar exam, reminded the fresh […]