State economic managers have lauded Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon for his major contribution in the passage of three key economic reform laws that are seen to hasten the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter signed by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, Trade...
Senator Franklin Drilon, a stalwart of the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP) that presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo still chairs to this day, believes that more local officials will be joining her “pink movement” in the coming days because of the surge in her March survey numbers....
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday expressed his disappointment at newly-appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Abdulla Mama-o over what he said is his erroneous interpretation of Republic Act No. 11641 to serve his own interest. Drilon criticized Mama-o, who was...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday called out the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 over the 27 million doses of nearly-expired vaccines at their disposal. Drilon said he is strongly disappointed and, at the same time, alarmed over what...
The next administration can vouch on two laws that can help spur the Philippine’s economic recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Drilon cited the newly-signed law that amends the 86-year old Public Service Act or Republic Act...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Monday, March 14, said Vice President Leni Robredo’s rivals are in “panic mode” with the rising people’s support for her presidential bid. Senator Franklin Drilon speaking to fellow Ilonggos at the grand rally for Vice President Leni Robredo at...
Newly-appointed Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri should resign in order to save herself, President Duterte and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from embarassment and unnecessary distraction that could affect the integrity of the upcoming May 2022 elections, Senate Minority Leader...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the next administration is bound to face a “perfect economic storm” with the ongoing record-high budget deficit and high prices of fuel products caused by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ballooning debt. “This is a...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday reminded that the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has the prerogative to suspend the collection of fuel excise taxes under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law to cushion the impact of the...
The “huge turnout” of supporters and volunteers attending Team Leni-Kiko political rallies in the past weeks shows that its campaign has the “momentum” to win the May 9 elections, Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon said on Monday, March 7. Vice President Leni Robredo during her...
Contrary to the claims of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, President Duterte did not give any go-signal to put a stop to the operations of online cockfight or “e-sabong” amid the investigation into the reported missing 31 cockfight enthusiasts. PAGCOR...
Instead of tying the hands of the next administration with a major policy shift, the government should fast-track the implementation and distribution of the P2.5-billion allocation for financial subsidy and fuel vouchers to qualified utility vehicles rather than tinker with provisions of the Oil...
