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It is unfortunate that the Philippines, considered an agricultural country, has "no sufficient rice" on the table, which is a staple food of millions of Filipinos.

"Mali 'yung i-announce mo ahead of time. Hindi po rocket science iyan, alam nila na kukulangin (ang buffer stock)," he said.

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

Drilon: Duterte must justify declaration of martial law

With 18 affirmative votes, the Senate on Monday (March 13) approved on third and final reading the proposed Free Internet Access in Public Places Act or Senate Bill (SB) 1277, which seeks to provide free Internet services in virtually all…

Resentment is brewing among some senators over the continued stay of their colleagues from the Liberal Party in the majority bloc despite opposing administration policies, Senate Majority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said.

Senator Richard Gordon has urged the Liberal Party to show its true colors and decide once and for all if it will remain allied with the administration since it has opposed several of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies in recent months.

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate as an institution will be put to test today as it starts the first hearing on the alleged overpriced Iloilo Convention Center which will involve probing for the first time an incumbent Senate President,…

Ernesto Maceda: Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II have issued separate statements that they had not met to discuss within the Liberal Party (LP) any proposal to lift the term limits of President…

The biggest opponents of a second term for President Aquino through a constitutional amendment are his principal allies in Congress, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Senate President Franklin Drilon. “I am against term extension,”…

Ipinoporma si Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto bilang pamalit kung saka-sakali kay Se­nate President Franklin Drilon. “Iniisip daw ng ilang senador baka sakaling gumanda ang impres­yon ng publiko kapag napalitan ang liderato ng…

Jojo Robles: If Senate President Franklin Drilon were drowning, I’d help. I’d throw him an anvil. The Senate leader who will probably be remembered as the most brown-nosing ally of Malacañang Palace to have ever headed the chamber was at it…

The scandal on the so-called P10-billion pork barrel scam and the controversy stirred over the use of government savings under the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) were being pointed as the “culprit” behind the huge drop in the net…

Sen Franklin Drilon said negotiators from the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had promised to craft the draft bill carving out a new Bangsamoro region in Southern Philippines in 10 days by last Sunday. “Assuming they…

Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday said he is confident the back-to-back implementation of the Sin Tax Reform and the Graphic Health Warning laws would significantly reduce the number of Filipinos smokers especially among the youth…

The LP stalwart acknowledged that Roxas, the party president-on-leave, is not ranking high in opinion polls but is still optimistic about his chances. “ two years to go. There’s still a lot of things that can happen. Yes, right now, he’s…