Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, April 22, backed calls to defund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), saying the Duterte government should realign its P19-billion fund allocated to the state’s government cash assistance program for those affe
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Published April 6, 2021, 11:55 AM
President Rodrigo Duterte should call for a special session in order for Congress to start tackling the proposed law that seeks to curb the staggering unemployment rate in the Philippines brought about by the harsh impact of the COVID-19 to the economy.
Senator Franklin Drilon
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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 6, said it is high time the Congress starts immediate discussions on the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act or Bayanihan 3 in light of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the government to control the sudden uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday backed calls for the Philippines to review its bilateral relationship with China after its embassy official insulted Department of National Defense (DND) chief Delfin Lorenzana.
Opposition senators on Monday, April 5, praised Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for maintaining a strong position against the continued swarming of Chinese vessels in the West Philippines Sea (WPS).