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It’s unconstitutional, they say (Eagle News) — Some opposition lawmakers thumbed down the idea of extending martial law in Mindanao for a third time, calling the same “unconstitutional.” During the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the four grounds which President Rodrigo Duterte had cited in his Dec. 6 letter calling on Congress to allow the third extension did not mention an “actual rebellion” taking place in […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon admonished the Public Attorneys Office for allegedly sitting on petitions for the release of over 800 prisoners who could be eligible for such as early as a year ago. According to Drilon, 862 prisoners have been revealed to be entitled for the release under Republic Act 10951, but only 39 petitions have been filed by PAO with the Supreme Court, and 12 with the Regional Trial Court. RA 10951, […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged the Senate finance committee to restore what he said was the P16.8 billion that had been cut from the proposed budget for the Department of Health. Drilon noted the P7.4 billion allotted for the funding of equipment for licensing and PhilHealth accreditation of 900 health facilities was part of that portion of the overall P28 billion that had been slashed. “This will have very adverse effects […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has reconciled the Senate and House of Representatives versions of a measure that would strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more business-friendly environment in the country. With Senate Bill No. 1280 and its House version reconciled, Congress is a step closer to amending the Corporation Code of the Philippines, which Senator Franklin Drilon said was an old law that had numerous and stringent incorporation and regulatory requirements that discouraged […]
(Eagle News)–Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint a career officer at the helm of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, instead of a military official. “The President should reconsider his decision to appoint a retired military officer as DSWD secretary. The DSWD is a very sensitive and crucial social welfare agency,” Drilon said in an interview with DZBB on Sunday, Oct. 7. He was referring to Lieutenant General Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, Aug. 28, urged newly-appointed Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro to inhibit herself from “politically charged cases” brought before the Supreme Court. In a statement, he said this was “to uphold the integrity of the decision that the Supreme Court may make during her short tenure.” “All questions, issues, and doubts surrounding (her) appointment…, particularly with regard to her impartiality, can only be addressed if the newly-appointed chief […]
(Eagle News)– Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, July 18, said Charter Change or federalism were not needed to achieve “self-governance.” Drilon told reporters the BBL, after all, in itself already grants the same. “(It) is proof we do not need federalism or amending the Constitution in order to achieve self governance or the benefits of federalism that (are) being presented to the people,” he said. He said the BBL would “give extensive power” […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The policemen who continue to arrest loiterers can be “liable for arbitrary arrest,” Senator Franklin Drilon said on Thursday, June 21. According to Drilon, “vagrancy,” after all, was “not a crime.” “I do not know on what basis the arrests are being made. There must be a crime committed,” Drilon said. President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered the Philippine National Police to intensify the operations, denied, however, that arrests were […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 23, admitted the Liberal Party was urging former presidential candidate Mar Roxas to run for senator in 2019. He said, however, that Roxas, who has since moved away from the public eye since losing the 2016 presidential elections to then-Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, has not yet decided. “He is also enjoying his private life,” he said. He said that so far, they were still […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday urged the Ombudsman to look into alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles’ claim that she gave at least P5 million to Senator Franklin Drilon’s 2010 election campaign. “The Constitution in providing for accountability of public officers is the legal basis for the relevant government agency to conduct an investigation,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the Department of Justice should also conduct its own […]
Guevarra notes, however, that SC itself said state of rebellion exists in Mindanao (Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said an extension of martial law in Mindanao would be unconstitutional. Speaking before the joint session of Congress that will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for such, Drilon said Congress, after all, can only extend the proclamation of martial law “in case of an actual public uprising and taking […]
(Eagle News) — Liberal Party (LP) senators Franklin Drilon and Leila de Lima have dismissed allegations from President Rodrigo Duterte that his “yellow” critics are plotting his impeachment. “Walang katotohanan yan. We have not discussed any plot to change the President. We respect the mandate of the people,” Drilon told reporters. De Lima, a staunch critic of Duterte, said LP stalwarts were just making their voices be heard when they opposed the so-called extrajudicial killings, reimposing of death penalty, […]
