ILOILO CITY – The municipal council of Pavia, Iloilo province on Monday, Dec. 12, called for a House inquiry on the P680-million Ungka II flyover here, one of the last pet projects of former Sen. Franklin Drilon before he formally retired from politics this year. THE Ungka II flyover straddles...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and former Senator Panfilo Lacson pressed the Commission on Audit (COA) to audit all the Covid-19 supply purchases worth billions of pesos during the Duterte administration. "The new administration should pursue and resolve this matter to its logical...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Friday, November 11, said closer scrutiny of the Marcos administration’s P9.3-billion intelligence and confidential funds (CIFs) is called for. Drilon, a former Justice secretary, emphasized that the continued use of the CIFs undermines transparency,...
‘I lied.’’ Senator Imee Marcos admitted that she lied to then-Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon during the previous 18th Congress that the scheduled December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections would be the last postponement. Marcos recalled this incident after Senator...
Messages poured in on the commemoration of the 13th death anniversary of democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, who died in 2009 at age of 76 because of advanced colon cancer. A supporter of former president Cory Aquino visited her tomb at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City on...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drllon on Friday, June 24 said the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP) in Iloilo would help boost the country’s food security and address declining agricultural productivity. JRMP is the biggest dam outside of Luzon. “The completion of...
Several senators are now slowly moving out of their offices at the Senate complex in Pasay city as their terms expire on June 30. Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III said his taking out of his personal effects at his Senate office does not hurt as he looks at the transition from a high...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday, June 6 maintained that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee report that recommended the filing of criminal charges against Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was correct as he is also liable for the questionable Covid-19 pandemic...
Getting elected does not make one a senator, therefore, neophyte senators should study hard and seek the advice of experts, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Thursday. "Kailangan po mag-aral sila (They need to study)," Drilon said in an interview on ANC's Headstart. "You must earn the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday congratulated Senators Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Cynthia Villar for finally resolving the impasse regarding the Senate presidency. Drilon issued his congratulatory statement after Villar conceded in the Senate presidential race in favor of...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said the next Senate in the 19th Congress can still adopt the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s findings on the investigation into Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Drilon pointed this out as he reiterated that the Pharmally investigation “is not a...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, May 3, asked Aklanons to “double” the votes she got in 2016 this May 9 elections, especially now that she has the track record to prove her worth. Vice President Leni Robredo tours the towns of Santa Barbara, Pavia and the La Paz district in Iloilo City...
