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ON LATEST APPROVAL AND TRUST RATINGS OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE

April 5, 2017

All Presidents before him also experienced very high trust ratings at the start of their terms and eventually these ratings all dipped so there is really nothing unusual with the 5-point drop. His ratings remain high and I hope he uses his high trust ratings to address the main concerns

PANGILINAN CALLS FOR SENATE INVESTIGATION ON CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS IN PCA

March 29, 2017

MANILA — To shed light on the issues surrounding the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed Senate Resolution 338 directing the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on the alleged corruption at the agency. On March 15, 2017, Cabinet Secretary

ON RIFT BETWEEN SUSPENDED P.C.A. CHIEF ANDAL, CABINET SECRETARY EVASCO

March 25, 2017

Blaming the Liberal Party for their own internal conflict concerning serious accusations of corruption has become the easy recourse of top government officials. Sagutin nila ang mga paratang sa halip na maghanap ng sisisihin kahit walang basehan. Let’s give credit where credit is due. The rift between the Philippine Coconut

LP PRESIDENT SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN ON REPORTED POSTPONEMENT OF BARANGAY ELECTIONS

March 23, 2017

The foundations of the Philippine government lie in its roots, in the smallest units of governance found in our towns. Barangay officials are comprised of men and women who are the people’s neighbors, faces that they know best. These officials know the heart of their towns more than any public

ON SC JUSTICE CARPIO’S COMMENT RE: CHINA CONSTRUCTION ON SCARBOROUGH SHOAL

March 22, 2017

We join Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio in urging President Duterte to reconsider his public pronouncement that we cannot do anything should China build on the shoal. We cannot simply say we are helpless when 300,000 square kilometers of our territorial waters, an area of about 381,000 square kilometers of

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF LP SENATORS: VP’S VIDEO MESSAGE TO UN TELLS WORLD PH ENJOYS DEMOCRACY

March 20, 2017

Vice President Leni Robredo’s video message to a United Nations event is within her prerogative as an elective official and citizen of the country. The video message showed the world that the Philippines enjoys democracy where dissent is respected. We urge Senate President Koko Pimentel to focus on the numbers

LP ON ATTACKS VS VP LENI: ORCHESTRATED LIES DIVIDING THE NATION

March 18, 2017

The Liberal Party (LP) on Saturday said accusations linking Vice President Leni Robredo to moves to undermine the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte are baseless, orchestrated lies that only harm the country. LP president Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan reminded that the President himself last week declared that Robredo had nothing

ON IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT FILED BY MAGDALO REP. GARY ALEJANO VS PRES. DUTERTE

March 16, 2017

Kinikilala ng ating Saligang Batas ang proseso ng impeachment. Sang-ayon man tayo o hindi sa paghain ng nasabing impeachment complaint, kailangan natin galangin ang proseso na nakasaad sa Saligang Batas dahil kasama sa ating sinumpaang tungkulin bilang mga halal na opisyal na itaguyod ang ating Saligang Batas. The process of

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY ON HOUSE MOVE VS ‘NO’ VOTERS TO DEATH PENALTY BILL

March 16, 2017

Vice President Leni Robredo was asked to stop attending Cabinet meetings allegedly due to “irreconcilable differences” with the administration. President Duterte’s most vocal critic LP Senator Leila De Lima was charged, arrested, and detained for a non-bailable offense on weak evidence. Four Liberal Party senators and one ally were removed