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Senator Bato Dela Rosa has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide options for the Filipinos who were tricked to sign the signature forms for the controversial people’s initiative (PI) that seeks to abolish the Senate. At the continuation of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation’s investigation into the alleged signature-buying […]
Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo said her decision to withdraw the bill she filed one year ago authorizing the President to name from his Cabinet a temporary successor in case his four constitutional successors are unable to assume the presidency, was in respect of the Constitution. Castelo said she withdrew her bill also to erase […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the decision to suspend temporarily the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is a welcome development, considering the economic and health issues now confronting all countries amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “The year already started out tempestuously – with intensified differences having sprung up in […]
Administration senators said the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no impact on the country’s economy and justice system. Senator Cynthia Villar said the country’s departure from the ICC is nothing to worry about as Philippine courts primarily tasked to protect the rights of people still function. […]