Today, we remember how the Philippine Senate, led by Liberal Party stalwarts Jovito Salonga, Wigberto Tanada, and Victor Ziga, stood up and voted 12-11 to end the term of the US military bases in the Philippines. The vote cost Salonga the senate presidency because he took the position contrary to the executive’s. He made his […]
Category Archives: LP Statement
We commend *those who stood up at the House of Representatives to signify their opposition to giving the Commission on Human Rights only a P1,000 budget. We agree with the arguments of Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza against the motion of 1-Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. To quote Rep. Atienza: The CHR “should not be abolished. It […]
We appeal to our colleagues at the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve the proposed budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2018. Amid earlier reports, CHR chairperson Chito Gascon has expressed worry that the rights body will be given zero or a thousand budget in the ongoing deliberations at the […]
The move of fellow Liberal Party member, Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento (1st district, Samar), to endorse the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno filed at the House of Representatives, is a cause for concern. Sarmiento was one of the 25 House members who supported the complaint filed by lawyer Lorenzo Gadon […]
The so-called LP ouster plot against the President is another patently preposterous tale being weaved against the political opposition. Whoever crafted this ridiculous story is desperately trying to divert public and media’s attention from the P6.5-billion shabu smuggling controversy involving the Davao Group. The paramount issue of national interest at hand is the allegation that […]
We are outraged by the killing of another young man which puts to question anew whether the authorities tasked to serve and protect the people have become hitmen. Carl Angelo Arnaiz, 19, former University of the Philippines Student from Cainta, Rizal, went missing for 10 days before his body was found in a morgue in […]
Ang araw na ito ay mapupuno ng dasal, pagninilay, at pag-alay ng sarili sa kapwa. Ipinaaalala ng sakripisyo ni Abraham ang kahalagahan ng tapang, tiwala, at lakas ng loob, lalo na sa mga pinakamabigat na panahon ng pagsubok. Sa gitna ng karahasang nagaganap sa ating bansa, lalo na sa pinagdadaanan ng ating mga kapatid sa […]
The Liberal Party, which has been tagged as “dilawan,” strongly denies allegations that its members attempted to bribe Saldy and Lorenza Delos Santos to use the death of their son Kian for political propaganda. The party has not made any contact with Mr. and Mrs. Delos Santos outside of commiserating with them at Kian’s wake […]
SEN. FRANK DRILON: The theme of heroism for today’s day of recollection is embedded in the ideals of Democracy. All Filipinos who gave their lives for the nation made their ultimate sacrifices to the altar of Democracy. Let us remember, on this day, how many times in our history our forebears fought valiantly against tyranny. […]
Ang Hamon ng Araw ng mga Bayani Ngayon Ngayong Araw ng mga Bayani, binibigyang karangalan at pagpapahalaga natin ang sakripisyo ng mga karaniwang Pilipinong tumugon sa hamon ng kanilang panahon, mga panahong tinatakot ang mamamayan para mailuklok ang diktadurya. Kilala natin ang ilan sa kanila dahil nasusulat ang kanilang pangalan sa mga bantayog o libro […]