Tag: senator

Marcos to file electoral protest

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., will file his electoral protest to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal tomorrow, June 28 after gathering sufficient evidence regarding the alleged anomaly in the May 9 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)

US Senate rejects gun control measures after Orlando

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Following the Orlando club massacre, the Republican-controlled US Senate voted down four measures Monday aimed at reducing gun violence, confirmation of the issue’s toxicity especially during 2016’s heated election climate. With a month to go before Republicans and Democrats formally nominate their White House hopefuls, lawmakers failed to cross the aisle and compromise on one of the most sensitive hot-button issues in America. Senators, nevertheless seeking to […]