We are deeply saddened by the loss of at least 37 lives in the incident at Resorts World Manila this morning. We mourn with the families of the innocent victims; the government and the management of Resorts World should make sure that their immediate concerns are addressed. We exhort the

The Senate Minority Bloc has expressed its unequivocal support to Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s request for temporary furlough so that she can attend to matters of crucial legislation pending in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon led his four other colleagues in filing Senate Resolution No. 391

By Florencio B. Abad Former President of the Liberal Party of the Philippines (This is excerpted from a speech delivered at the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats after the May 2016 elections.) The title of this should be along this line: “How to Govern Successfully, and Fail in the

May last year, the Liberal Party of the Philippines crossed a turning point: From being the ruling party, the LP had to recover its purpose as a party in the margins. And as the nation struggled toward the promise of change, LP was also severely tested. Dissent was stifled with

By Leni Robredo Vice President of the Philippines (This is excerpted from a speech delivered at the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats after the May 2016 elections.) There are moments in our lives that shine brighter than others. Like when I met [my husband] Jesse. Or when I saw

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH OF SENATOR FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN FOR RESOLUTION NO. 390 CALLING A JOINT SESSION TO DELIBERATE ON PROCLAMATION NO. 216 DECLARING MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE WHOLE MINDANAO 30 MAY 2017 Last night, I received a text message from a

After the declaration of martial law in Mindanao last week, Minority Senators Bam Aquino, Leila De Lima, Frank Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan, and Antonio Trillanes on Monday filed Senate Resolution No. 390 calling on Congress to perform its “sacred duty and peremptory obligation” and hold a joint session. The joint session

Surat iti akin-aramid: Manipod mangiturturay a partido agingga’t partido nga naipaigid, dakami nga adda’t Partido Liberal ket madama nga agararamid ti nauneg a pannakaisao kadagiti myembro mi ken dadduma nga maseknan tapno agkakaysa kami nga makabukel iti estratehiko nga pagturungan. Dagitoy dagiti umuna nga kapanunutak kas panagturongtayo iti importante nga