Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said he supports “in principle” the call of his fellow medical professionals for the executive department to not obstruct the Senate probe on the anomalous purchase of overpriced face masks and pandemic-related medical supplies.
To avoid suspicions of state-funded troll farms, Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon demanded records of 1,479 contractual employees of Malacañang’s communications group, 375 of whom work at the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Thursday called for a Senate inquiry in aid of legislation into the deficiencies and poor handling by the Department of Health (DOH) of about P67.32 billion funds meant to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Tuesday welcomed the dismissal of the election protest of former senator Ferdinand Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo.
As details of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination plan “remain murky,” Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Sunday supported calls for another round of Senate inquiry on the government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Instead of talking about Charter change (Cha-cha), Senate Minority Leader Drilon said Thursday that Congress should focus on measures to address the pandemic, joblessness and inflation.
The President can invoke executive privilege to prevent the Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander from appearing before Congress, according to Senate Minority Frank Drilon, who earlier called on Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III to testify at the upcoming Senate probe on Covid-19 vaccination.
Voting 17-1, Senatoes approved on second and third reading Senate bill No. 1592 or the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) which would generate P130 billion additional revenues for the Duterte administration.
Senator Tito Sotto is unlikely to support the resolution of Sen. Sonny Trillanes for the Senate to express support to calls to free Sen. Leila de Lima.
Drilon: Martial law does not suspend the Constitution
