Franklin Drilon

The country cannot continue putting the fate of critical treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which termination has far-reaching consequences, in the hands of "one man."

Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta has accused Senators Sonny Angara and Franklin Drilon of conflict of interest in slashing the P19.5 budget of the PAO forensic laboratory.

A party-list congressman on Wednesday accused Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon of realigning P2.3 billion of the supposed P2.5 billion slashed budget for the Southeast Asian Games under the 2019 budget in his home province in Iloilo.

Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon proved to be no match for Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon as the latter questioned BCDA’s proposed 2020 budget at the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the revised list of projects included in the "Build, Build, Build" program was a "face saving" move meant to mask failure.

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has called the administration's "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure program a "dismal failure" halfway through the administration, with only nine out of 75 flagship projects nearing the halfway mark…

These two politikos have something in common. They enjoy wearing funky socks at work. Senator Franklin Drilon recently gave Senator Joel Villanueva a pair of happy socks, and the latter was delighted with the gift. The two bumped into…

Then- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Oscar Albayalde asked erstwhile Philippine National Police Central Luzon regional director Aaron Aquino not to sign the dismissal order for the 13 Pampanga police officers who were…

Vice President Leni Robredo insisted there’s no politics involved in her frequent visits to the provinces after Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon remarked that she’s no different from former Vice President Diosdado Macapagal, who…

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon believes it’s high time for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have direct supervision and control over the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to fight corruption within the penal system.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has defended his use of Malacañang's letterhead in referring convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez's clemency bid after Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said it might have put pressure…

Two senators from the minority bloc are dissatisfied with the apology from the Chinese national whose vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea last June.

At least three senators bucked at the allegation of Chinese Ambasador Zhao Jianhua that Filipinos working in China could be spies.

Senators Sonny Angara and Franklin Drilon have vowed to go through the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 with a fine toothed comb as fears persist that it contains billions of pesos in pork barrel funds.

Senate President Tito Sotto has called for an end to attempts to drag Jesus Christ in the debate over the bill reinstating death penalty in the country. Sotto made the appeal after Senators Manny Pacquiao and Frank Drilon faced off on…

Senator Leila de Lima has thanked Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Sen. Panfilo Lacson for filing a resolution seeking to allow her to participate in the chamber's sessions through teleconferencing. De Lima welcomed the…

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday said the measure restoring the death penalty would go through the wringer in the Senate.

In a show of solid support, Senator Franklin Drilon accompanied Senatorial candidate Mar Roxas in his palengke visit in Jaro, Iloilo.