MANILA – Liberal Party President Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has appointed Representative Teodoro “Teddy” Baguilat (Lone District, Ifugao) as Vice President for Internal Affairs and former Representative Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada (4th District, Quezon) as Vice President for External Affairs, effective immediately. Both posts are part of the party’s National Executive Council (NECO), which serves as […]
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LP ratifies party chairmanship of VP Leni, presidency of Sen. Kiko; honors P-Noy as chairman emeritus
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Aug
Aug
The National Executive Council (NECO) of the Liberal Party on Thursday ratified the party presidency of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and the party chairmanship of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo. In the first official gathering of the party since the May 2016 presidential election, the council also ratified a resolution conferring the title of […]
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Aug
Aug
Vice President Leni Robredo’s trust and performance ratings in Pulse Asia Research’s latest survey showed she continues to enjoy majority support. Released on July 17, the results of the survey conducted June 24-29 showed that Robredo’s performance rating was at 61%, just 3 percentage points higher compared to March’s 58%. Her trust rating is now […]
That Congressional leaders have decided to drop the death penalty from Congress’ list of priority bills is a small but substantial victory. The discussions do not end here, but this delay provides more time for our lawmakers and fellow Filipinos to delve further into the issues surrounding capital punishment and the risks it poses should […]
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Jul
Jul
At the end of the first regular session of the 17th Congress, the 31 Liberal Party lawmakers from both Houses have proposed 474 measures that span political, social, and economic reforms, including at least two that await President Duterte’s signature. Sen. Bam Aquino led the four Liberal Party senators for the most number of bills […]
The Senate needs to fulfill its duty to maintain its independence and to provide a check and balance to government. On the government’s proposed tax measures, we commend our colleagues in the Senate, particularly Senator Sonny Angara, for standing firmly with the findings of the Committee on Ways and Means, which he chairs. We hope […]
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Jul
Jul
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos on Tuesday apologized to congressmen for earlier saying that the “yellow forces” were enticing lawmakers with P100 million to ensure that she would be detained. “I withdraw the accusation that P100 million circulated…Hindi po totoo iyon at ako ay nagpapaumanhin kung nasaktan ko ang members ng Congress (That’s not true […]
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Jul
Jul
Liberal Party statement on the incident is as follows: The formal letter of Liberal International president Juli Minoves to visit Sen. Leila De Lima was submitted to the government 17 July 2017, or five days before the scheduled visits on Saturday, 22 July 2017. This follows the protocols set by the Philippine National Police-National Custodial […]
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Sen. Leila authored 36 bills, 41 resolutions Despite spending only 8 months at the Senate before her arrest and detention on false drug charges, Sen. Leila de Lima has authored 36 bills and 41 resolutions, and delivered 3 privilege speeches on the country’s controversial issues including extrajudicial killings and proliferation of fake news. Her supporters […]