The Supreme Court already stated in their decision (G.R. No. 227757 promulgated July 25, 2017) that “xxx (a) all those who vote for the winning Speaker shall belong to the Majority and those who vote for other candidates shall belong to the Minority; (b) those who abstain from voting shall likewise be considered part of […]
Category Archives: LP
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Ang patuloy na pagpilit ng kampo ni Congressman Suarez na manatili sa minorya bagamat maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw sa batas at alituntunin ng Kamara na sila ay nasa mayorya na nang sila ay bumoto para kay Speaker GMA ay hindi lamang pagsasalaula ng Kongreso kundi isang tahasang PAGNANAKAW sa karapatan ng mga mamamayan […]
Who can be chosen as minority? According to House rules, those who did not vote and abstained from voting for the Speaker. Twelve Liberal Party members abstained from the controversial Monday vote. The Liberal Party will remain standing as the genuine minority at the House of Representatives amid the recent leadership change. Throughout this administration, […]
The 12 congressmen who abstained from the power play at the House of Representatives are all Liberal Party members. The decision to abstain was a decision to strengthen the ranks of the minority, whose voice is essential in a strong, working democracy. Given yesterday’s attention-grabbing show, people are asking: Can we trust both the Senate […]
The coup attempt at the House of Representatives highlights the state of the nation: power grab for, of, by politicians. The address itself was more of the same promises made during the 2016 election campaign. The coco levy trust fund law, for instance, has been promised then, and promised again now. As with realizing workers’ […]
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Joint statement of Vice President Leni Robredo, Partido Liberal chairperson, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Partido Liberal president, Rep. Kit Belmonte, Partido Liberal secretary general on the approval of the Bangsamoro Organic Law by the bicameral conference committee This brings the Filipino people a critical step closer to peace and prosperity, and our Moro brothers and sisters […]
1. Who benefits from a premature disclosure to import huge volumes of rice? Rice traders who make a killing in the sudden spike in rice prices as well as corrupt government officials who receive kickbacks because of this artificial price spike. The premature announcement of rice imports will only exacerbate increase in rice prices to the […]
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Statement of Erin Tanada, Partido Liberal vice president for external affairs, On the President’s accusation against the opposition
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Whenever there’s a failure by this administration, it diverts attention and accuses the opposition of destabilization. Government officials should own up to their failures and not deflect the public’s attention from pressing issues by pointing to the opposition. Sa totoo lang, matagal nang kumita at sobrang gasgas na ang script na ito ng pamahalaan. Kapag […]
Two years since she’s been elected, Vice President Leni Robredo has focused her attention on helping the poor help themselves. Without a Cabinet position, she has marshalled partners from the private sector to extend P252-million worth of aid for 155,000 families through her Angat Buhay program. Vice President Leni has shown her competence through compassionate, […]
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Partido Liberal on Saturday (July 7) welcomed 71 new Kapampangan members, who pledged to grow the party in number and in its values of freedom, social justice, and solidarity. For the past eight months, Partido Liberal has opened its arms to like-minded individuals, mostly “non-politicians,” willing to undertake the daunting role of an opposition party […]