Tag: elected officials

PADILLA BATS FOR CHANGES IN ELECTED EXECS’ TERMS

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date December 19, 2023
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Citing the need to ensure a balance between leadership stability and democratic continuity, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a resolution proposing changes to the constitutional terms of elected officials including the President, Vice President, and lawmakers. In filing Resolution of Both Houses of Congress No. 5, Padilla proposed amendments to Sec. 4 and 7 of […]

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DEATH PENALTY FOR EXECS LINKED TO DRUGS PUSHED

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date May 23, 2023
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Lamenting that current laws have so far failed to deter offenses relating to illegal drugs, Senator Robin Padilla has filed Senate Bill 2217 seeking the death penalty for law enforcers and elective officials involved in the drug trade. Padilla, in his bill, said the leniency of current laws has caused a “sorry state of affairs […]

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