Alejano to Robin Padilla: Get combat experience, bare your West PH Sea battle plan
A former lawmaker is challenging actor Robin Padilla to reveal his battle plan to assert the country’s ownership of the West Philippine Sea.
Tag: Gary Alejano
Don’t be stupid: Calida tells House minority to accept ‘compelling’ reasons for martial law extension
Solicitor General Jose Calida urged opposition lawmakers belonging to the House “Magnificent 7” bloc who filed a petition seeking to stop the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao to concede to the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring President Rodrigo Duterte’s martial law declaration as constitutional.
Clock is ticking: SC orders Palace, Congress to comment on petition vs. martial law extension in 10 days
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday (December 29) ordered the Congress leadership and the Palace to comment on the petition seeking to nullify the one-year extension of martial law over Mindannao.
Fariñas to Magnificent 7: ‘At least you’ll be in the news’
House Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas took a hands-off approach on the petition filed by Magnificent 7 lawmakers asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao.
Ping hopes Duterte vetoes pork allocations in 2018 budget
A day after lamenting the P3.77-trillion budget for 2018 was not pork-less after all, Sen. Panfilo Lacson voiced hopes Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte will use his veto powers to remedy the situation.
Napag-initan? Ping discloses 24 solons lost ‘pork’ in 2018’s GAA
If the P3.77-trillion budget for 2018 is indeed without the so-called pork barrel fund, why were 24 lawmakers critical of the administration stripped of their “pork” for next year?
Navy chief Joseph Mercado sacked in surprise move by ‘higher authorities’
The commander of the Philippine Navy was abruptly sacked Tuesday in a surprise move which a legislator and news reports linked to a dispute about a contract for warships.
Extended ulit! Martial law in Mindanao to last until end of 2018
Voting 240-27, senators and congressmen approved President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law until the end of 2018.
Duterte facing ‘Hunger Games’ protests
Critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have adopted the three-finger salute from the hit “Hunger Games” films as a sign of resistance against his rule and drug war killings.
Confeeeermed! Duterte’s hunch correct: Reds, Yellows to join forces at Sept. 21 rally
It’s an alliance many thought would never happen: Leftist personalities brandishing the color red, and entities aligned with the “yellow” Aquino administration joining forces to protest against the “tyranny and fascism” of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government.
