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Senator Dick Gordon stood before his colleagues to sponsor a resolution honoring late retired Major General Jose Balajadia, who served five Senate presidents as Senate Sergeat-at-Arms. Balajadia succumbed to prostate cancer last July 7 at the age of 75. “Gen. Balajadia or Badjao, as we called him, served his country well. He was instrumental in […]
Senator Dick Gordon has made clear that his statement about the term-sharing for the Speakership at the House of Representatives as a “classic compromise” was not intended to criticize members of the House but was a call to protect the Constitution. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay at Café Adriatico recently, Gordon said congressmen should […]
Senator Dick Gordon hailed the scheduled ratification of a landmark agreement between the Philippines and Indonesia that establishes a boundary in the overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of both countries. “Congratulations are in order for President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on their announcement at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok that […]
Senator Dick Gordon said Hong Kong authorities acted with disrespect and exhibited lack of good judgment in the manner they have treated former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, who was detained for hours at the Hong Kong airport for undisclosed reasons. Gordon pointed out that with Del Rosario’s pronouncements, too, on the abandonment of […]
Senator Dick Gordon has expressed confidence that the overload of cases in trial courts across the country will soon be eased with the enactment into law of Senate Bill No. 2065 or the Judges-at-Large Act of 2018. Senate Bill No. 2065 which Gordon authored and sponsored, seeks to create 100 positions for regional trial judges-at-large […]
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 […]
Concerned about the health and well-being of the public, Senator Dick Gordon wants a probe on a syndicate that facilitates the entry and employment of foreign doctors who practice medicine as medical consultants in certain hospitals even without the necessary permits, in violation of the reciprocity requirement under Republic Act 2382, or The Medical Act […]
Senator Dick Gordon has called on the government to fast-track the takeover of the Hanjin Heavy Industries Corporations-Philippines facility in Subic to ensure the protection of the country’s territory and sovereignty and to provide jobs. “Mas maganda kung magawa na natin ang Hanjin para makapasok dito ng trabaho. Dapat gamitin natin iyan para sa seguridad […]
Senator Dick Gordon pointed out that giving the Social Security Commission (SSC) the power to condone delinquent contributions is a very significant provision of Republic Act (RA) 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, explained that with the Social Security System (SSS)able […]
His was a life dedicated in the service of his fellow Filipinos. This is how senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go describes James Leonard Gordon, widely considered as the “founding father of Olongapo,” at the recent remembrance of the 52nd death anniversary of the late Olongapo City mayor. “Although […]