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LP LAWMAKERS TURN DOWN 150-DAY ML EXTENSION

July 22, 2017

Liberal Party senators and congressmen rejected President Duterte’s request to extend Martial Law in Mindanao up to 150 days or until December 31, 2017. LP Senators Franklin Drilon, Bam Aquino, and Kiko Pangilinan and LP Representatives Kit Belmonte (Quezon City, 6th District), Edcel Lagman (Albay, 1st District), Teddy Baguilat (Ifugao,

ON PRESIDENT DUTERTE’S PROMISE ON THE COCO LEVY FUND

July 20, 2017

Ngayong nalalapit na ang pagsisimula ng sesyon sa Kongreso, nasasabik tayong magpatuloy ng ating trabaho upang maipasa ang mahahalaga at makabuluhang mga batas para sa ating mga kababayan. Isa sa mga batas na kailangan ng pagtutok ng Kongreso ay ang panukalang gawin ang Coconut Levy Trust Fund. Nitong nakaraang kampanya,

President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the New Year’s Vin d’ Honneur at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (January 14, 2016). The annual reception which marks the 29th Vin d’ Honneur since the 1986 EDSA Revolution was attended by government officials, members of the Diplomatic Corps, officials of international organizations and businessmen. (Photo by Joseph Vidal / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

ON INDICTMENT OF PNOY OVER MAMASAPANO

July 14, 2017

ON THE REINSTATEMENT OF SUPT. MARCOS, 18 OTHERS

July 13, 2017

It is quite disturbing considering that the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) and the Senate findings point to murder. We hope the members of the Senate majority who signed the committee report will close ranks and fulfill its duty to act as a check and balance on the executive branch.

ON THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO UPHOLD MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION

July 4, 2017

Bilang tanging sangay ng pamahalaan na may kapangyarihan pagdating sa mga isyung legal, nararapat lang na igalang ng lahat ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema kahit pa hindi tayo sumasangayon dito. Suportado natin ang pasya ng 3 justices na dapat ilimita lamang ang martial law sa Marawi City. We urge Malacanang

ON DUTERTE’S FIRST YEAR

June 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s first year in office has its good side, bad side, and the still unknown future. On the good side, he made headway in addressing the plight of overseas Filipino workers, especially those in situations of distress. To improve the health of Filipinos, he expanded the anti-smoking campaign

MESSAGE OF LIBERAL PARTY PRESIDENT SENATOR FRANCIS PANGILINAN ON EID’L FITR

June 25, 2017

Ipinagdiriwang natin ang Eid’l, ang pagtatapos ng Holy Month ng Fasting o Ramadan, sa panahon ng labanan. Nasa ilalim ng martial law ang buong Mindanao. Patuloy ang putukan ng baril at pambobomba sa Marawi City. Dahil dito, libo-libong pamilya ang lumikas na, iniwan ang kanilang bahay at kabuhayan, at nagtitiis

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: IN REACTION TO BEN TULFO’S COLUMN, PILIPINO STAR NGAYON

June 23, 2017

Sa column ni G. Ben Tulfo (Maliit na bagay lang ang terorismo-LP; Pilipino Star Ngayon, June 16), inilarawan niya ang Liberal Party na “bobo” nang hindi binasa o inintindi ang ang posisyon ng partido. Mahalaga ang papel ng media sa demokrasya. Sa oras ng kaguluhang tulad ng nangyayari sa Marawi,