Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, May 4 questioned the “speedy” release of P10.6-billion out of the P19-billion controversial budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The move comes after majority of the lawmakers called for the...
Senators on Sunday threw their support to the proposed P24-billion wage subsidy program for private sector workers targeted to help small and medium business struggling with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I support the proposed wage subsidy for private sector workers. The...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, April 25, renewed his call for the government to cancel its appeasement and accommodation policy on China, which, he said, is no longer listening to the pleas of the Philippine government to abide by international law on the issue of the West...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Saturday, April 24, disclosed that he has received his first dose of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Facebook) The 75-year-old senator said in an interview over radio DWIZ that he...
MB file Senators have crossed party lines to commend the Department of Finance (DOF) for its competent and efficient management of state finances in the face of the massive public spending needed to mitigate the health and economic effects of the pandemic. Senate Minority Franklin Drilon...
Not a few celebrities expressed disappointment with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) making clear its resolve to police international streaming platforms such as Netflix. (AFP/Olivier Douliery / MANILA BULLETIN) Some deem it an altogether brash display of...
