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Senate President and PDP Laban Koko Pimentel III was in Beijing to represent both the Philippines and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) in the World Dialogue of Political Parties organized by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It was the first and largest gathering of political parties around the world, […]
Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III opened last week by inducting new members of PDP Laban from the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Governor Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman led a delegation of one assemblyman, seven board members, 10 mayors, and seven vice-mayors from Basilan, Governor Rashidin Matba led eight mayors from Tawi-Tawi, […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the announcement of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr., who on October 27 said that the BSP’s PHILPASS and cash servicing units would remain open during the ASEAN holidays from November 13 to 15. “The BSP is doing the banking sector, the business sector, and […]
Stressing the negative impact on the business sector by government directives suspending work in government offices in instances that do not include regular holidays nor inclement weather, Senate President Koko Pimentel III called on the Executive Department to exclude the units involved in check clearing of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from work […]
Senate President and PDP Laban President Koko Pimentel III signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Russia, the largest party in Russia, in St. Petersburg. United Russia is the ruling party of the Russian Federation and counts Russian President Vladimir Putin among its leaders. “This is a historic moment, as it brings Russia and […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III cautioned that fraternity violence will persist if schools do not use “vise-like” regulatory policies and stricter monitoring of Greek letter societies in campuses nationwide. “It’s been more than twenty years since the Anti-Hazing Law was enacted in 1995, but the recent death of UST law student Horacio Castillo III […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its sense to join nations and parliaments around the world in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Democracy, which affirmed the universality of democratic principles, elements and values. Senate President Koko Pimentel III, who introduced Senate Resolution No. 500, said the Upper Chamber was one […]
Senate President and PDP Laban Koko Pimentel III, together with House Speaker and PDP Laban Secretary General Bebot Alvarez, were present as the leadership of the province of Compostela Valley and of the regional center Tagum City, Davao del Norte, pledged their allegiance to the ruling party PDP Laban in twin events this weekend. […]
Seventy (70) municipal mayors from all over the Philippines, including 50 chapter presidents of the League of Municipalities of the Philipines (LMP), took their oath as new members Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), in Lubao, Pampanga. Led by LMP National President and Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Maria Fe Villar-Brondial, the […]
Saying that the “Bells of Balangiga” are a part of Filipino culture, Senate President Koko Pimentel III today expressed support for the call of President Duterte for the United States to return the centuries-old artifacts and other war booties taken by the US soldiers 116 years ago in Samar. The President called for the […]