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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III described as an “unbelievable, crazy development” the action of the Department of Justice provisionally placing Janet Lim Napoles under the Witness Protection Program. Pimentel said Napoles should not even be considered as a witness in the pork barrel cases because she allegedly masterminded the scam involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). “Do some people in the DOJ […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III has proposed a repeal of the Secretary of Health’s power to “include vaccines in the mandatory basic immunization program” of the government. Pimentel’s proposal was contained in Senate Bill No. 1743, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10152 or the “Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011.” RA 10152, Pimentel said, was aimed at “protect(ing) infants and children against common and vaccine-preventable diseases” […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon said that it is possible that the Senate would no longer proceed with the impeachment trial of controversial Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. This is if the tribunal decides to take on the quo warranto case against her. “In my view, it is entirely possible that the impeachment court becomes academic, because if the Supreme Court takes the position that they can entertain the quo […]
https://youtu.be/a_js7N-SouQ (Eagle News) – The Senate is eyeing the last week of November as the start of the impeachment trial of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chair Andres Bautista. Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that they would still have to prepare a lot of things for the impeachment trial such as drafting the rules, hiring additional staff members, and getting a trial practitioner as consultant for the senators. He said they would also […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday threatened to have Senator Koko Pimentel removed as Senate President if he allowed Senator Richard Gordon to remain as Senate blue ribbon committee chair. “I will put the responsibility kay Senator (Pimentel) kapag hindi nila tinanggal si Senator Gordon..,” Trillanes said at the Kapihan sa Senado. He said Gordon, who has filed an ethics complaint against Trillanes for his supposed malicious remarks against him during a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signs the report to Congress on the declaration of martial law for the whole of Mindanao on the sidelines of the special cabinet meeting at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on May 25, 2017. Also there to receive the report was Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel urged his co-lawmakers to follow the smoking ban signed by President Rodrigo Duterte Pimentel said that senators are not exempted from the Executive Order 26 or the “Nationwide Smoking Ban” that had already been signed into law. Pimentel also said that he will asked for clarifications on the coverage of the smoking ban, particularly on designated smoking areas. “The Senate has provided designated smoking areas within its […]
(Eagle News) — If an impeachment complaint is filed against Vice-President Leni Robredo with the House of Representatives when Congress resumes, it is possible that this would move faster and prosper unlike the impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte. This was how leaders at the Lower House and even Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III viewed recent developments affecting the top two leaders of the country. An impeachment complaint was earlier filed […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Sunday, March 12, said that his political party had grown three times its size. Pimentel made the pronouncement as he led the oath-taking of the new Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) members during the celebration of its 35th anniversary at the Philippine International Convention Center. Among those who were sworn in were Cabinet members, congressmen, governors and mayors including former Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Francisco “Koko” Pimentel has explained that the reorganization of the Senate committees will now ensure a better working relationship between senators as the lines are now clearer between the majority and the minority bloc. Pimentel admitted that the previous rows in the Senate within the so-called “supermajority” have started to affect the legislative agenda of the Senate. Pimentel also clarified that Malacañang was not involved in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In spite of his various controversial pronouncements, President Rodrigo Duterte still got the highest performance and trust ratings among the top five national government officials, according to latest Pulse Asia nationwide survey. The President got an 86 percent approval rating, compared to Vice-President Leni Robredo who had a 66 percent approval rating. Duterte also got the highest consistent “big trust” ratings across the country, and across all classes, […]
(Eagle News) — Idinepensa ni Senador Aquilino Pimentel III si incoming president Rodrigo Duterte sa umiinit na diskusyon sa isyu ng media killings. Kaugnay ito ng pahayag ni Duterte na katiwalian umano ang madalas na dahilan ng pamamaslang sa mga journalist. Depensa ni Pimentel, misinterpreted lang si Duterte dahil nais lamang aniya nitong linawin sa publiko na hindi maaaring protektahan sa ilalim ng Saligang Batas ang sinumang indibidwal na nakagawa ng labag sa batas kahit […]
