This latest drug allegation against prominent members of Partido Liberal clearly proves that this administration is going all-out to demonize the party in the eyes of the public and to divert attention from the pressing problems of the country, such as rising prices, extrajudicial killings, and corruption, including drug smuggling at the Bureau of Customs. […]
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Oct
Oct
MANILA – Liberal senators ask government to look into the rising prices of goods and ensure that the necessary interventions are in place to protect the public. “We have to determine if the government has contingency measures that it can implement immediately to manage the increase in the prices of basic commodities like rice, LPG, […]
Muli, pinapalutang na naman ng pamahalaan ang ideya ng isang “revolutionary government” laban sa sabi nilang mga banta mula sa mga komunistang rebelde. Nagsimula silang bati-bati, pero ngayon magkasalungat na ang Pangulo at ang mga pinuno ng CPP-NPA. Hindi solusyon ang revolutionary government. Bukod sa walang basehan sa realidad, labag ito sa Saligang-Batas. Mga limang […]
The rise in the satisfaction rating of Vice President Leni Robredo is a seal of approval of her programs from Filipinos. Despite the political noise, the Vice President has kept her focus in bringing to the people her flagship poverty alleviation programs. The Angat Buhay program, for example, which is supported by private funds, has […]
13
Oct
Oct
Liberal senators criticized the administration for continually insisting that the party has a plan to destabilize government. “Ang kritisismo at pagpapahayag ng saloobin ay mga haligi ng demokrasya at hindi dapat ituring na destabilisasyon laban sa pamahalaan,” said Partido Liberal president Sen. Francis Pangilinan. Sen. Bam Aquino said top government officials should stop floating news […]
We regret the decision of the Supreme Court dismissing the petition of Senator Leila De Lima to transfer her case to the Office of the Ombudsman from the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court. We understand that her camp will file a motion for reconsideration, and we trust that the magistrates will give the case a thorough […]
Press Release
Amid impeach bid, 21 Liberal lawmakers seek to ‘preserve, protect Ombudsman independence’
10
Oct
Oct
With an impeachment complaint poised against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, 26 members of the House of Representatives, 21 of them from Partido Liberal, on Monday night filed a resolution expressing support to “preserve and protect the constitutional independence and integrity of the Office of the Ombudsman.” Signatories to House Resolution 1395 were: Liberal lawmakers 1. […]
05
Oct
Oct
In a 25-2 vote, the House Committee on Justice voted to declare the sufficiency of the grounds for impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The two “No” votes were from Dinagat Rep. Kaka Bag-ao and Quezon City Dist. 6 Rep. Kit Belmonte, both from the Liberal Party. The impeachment has been dismissed […]
The Liberal Party, along with our allies, has always adhered to its core values of integrity and people-centeredness. These values compel us to speak up on issues such as the drug smuggling and corruption allegations against those close to the President and the murder of minors and innocents by instruments of the state, among others. […]
03
Oct
Oct
Partido Liberal senators expressed alarm over the attacks and threats by the government and its allies on democratic institutions such as the Ombudsman, Supreme Court, and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by impeachment or through zero-budget allocation. “These attacks on our democratic institutions are alarming and unproductive. Independent and unbiased institutions should not be […]