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Members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) who are tagged in the drug list of party chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte, will be dealt with accordingly, Senate President Koko Pimentel III has stated. Pimentel, also the president of PDP-Laban, said his partymates who are named in the list will be suspended […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the Senate’s unanimous approval of Senate Bill No. 1636 or the “Lifetime Cellphone Number Act,” saying the measure complements the Duterte Administration’s efforts to introduce a third player in the country to break the telecommunications duopoly “that has limited the options of Filipino consumers who are dissatisfied with the […]
Governor Esmael Mangudadatu of Maguindanao led a contingent of officials from the province and the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in joining the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) recently. With him were 20 ARMM Assemblymen led by their speaker, Ronnie Sinsuat, Maguindanao vice-governor Lester Sinsuat, 12 board members, 26 mayors, […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III said that the time was ripe to revisit the country’s sexual harassment laws and increase the penalties provided by statute “both as a deterrent, and as proof of government’s unwavering commitment to protecting and upholding gender rights.” “Republic Act 9262, the Violence Against Women and Children Law was passed in […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III demanded that Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stocks Co., which supplied 48 light rail coaches for P3.8-billion to the MRT-3, refund the government for the full cost of the contract. Pimentel also said that the manufacturer should likewise be blacklisted from all future contracts with the government. Cancelling the contract and […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III recently called on government agencies with jurisdiction over traffic to strictly implement all Philippine laws relating to motorcycle safety. A study conducted jointly in 2017 by the University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning and the National Center for Transportation Studies found that existing motorcycle safety laws […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III called on the Department of Health (DOH) to not just ask for a refund on unused vaccines, but for the cost of the entire contract. Pimentel’s statement came on the heels of DOH’s announcement that it has issued demand letters asking Sanofi to refund the P1.4-billion cost of the vaccines […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III expressed his gratitude to the Filipino people for their continued trust in his leadership of the Senate. The Social Weather Station (SWS) released its Fourth Quarter 2017 Survey which showed Pimentel achieving a “good” net satisfaction rating at +49, up three points from the +46 he received in the Third […]
Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III announced that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) will extend the deadline for accepting new members to the end of February 2018. The PDP Laban leadership decided on the extension due to the overwhelming number of applications that remain pending. “It will […]
Joining the remembrance for Andres Bonifacio’s 154th birthday, Senate President Koko Pimentel III said that what made Bonifacio great was he wanted to improve the quality of life of Filipinos and dedicated his life to it. Bonifacio founded the Katipunan, an organization dedicated to the independence of the Philippines from Spain. “Bonifacio’s life story […]