ILOILO CITY — Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said construction of the bridges connecting the islands of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros in the Visayas might start in 2026. “We hope the start of the project is one year from now,” said Drilon on Friday, Aug. 29, at the general membership...
Former senate president Franklin Drilon defended Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino for reportedly joining the Senate majority bloc, saying that the move doesn’t mean they are no longer part of the opposition. In an interview on OneNews PH, the former senator and stalwart of the Liberal...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon (left), Benhur Abalos (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet Benhur Abalos thanked former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Thursday, March 20 for his endorsing his candidacy...
Former senate president Franklin Drilon vouched for the tracks records and dedication to public service of former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino, saying that Filipinos need them in the Senate. Former president Franklin Drilon raises the hands of Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino who are...
ILOILO CITY—Former Sen. Franklin Drilon said proceeding with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before the elections will be disadvantageous to the Filipino people. FORMER Sen. Franklin Drilon (center) speaks in a press conference in Iloilo City on Thursday, March 6. Also in...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday, February 23 reiterated that the power to convene Congress for a special session rests solely with the President. Congress without a special session, cannot meet to act on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is bound to lose credibility if he continues to defer calling for a special session that would enable the Senate to tackle the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former Senate president Franklin Drilon pointed this...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., can call for a special session of the Congress to tackle the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former Senate president Franklin Drilon pointed this out in light of the Senate’s receipt of the Articles of Impeachment during...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says former Senate President Franklin Drilon's proposal for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to delay the implementation of...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) chief Sanny Boy Oropel said that the sinking flyover connecting this city to Pavia town, Iloilo will fully reopen on Christmas Day as accelerated repairs are ongoing. PROTESTERS flock to the sinking Ungka Flyover that...
Former senators Mar Roxas (left), Franklin Drilon (Facebook) In an emotiional speech before the House quad-committee (quad-comm) former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog bared on Thursday, Sept. 19 bared an alleged plot to link former...
Former Senate president Franklin Drilon on Sunday, July 14 thanked the past administration of the late President Benigno Aquino III and incumbent President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP II). Drilon said that while...
