MANILA — “We do not ask for an unlimited martial law. What we are seeking is unlimited peace.” This is what Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea had to...
MANILA – The House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday convened in a joint session to decide on whether or not to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s...
MANILA — Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas on Tuesday said members of the House of Representatives are “overwhelmingly in favor” of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a full-year...
MANILA — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday expressed confidence that Congress would approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a full-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. In...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Representative Neri Colmenares, on Tuesday, said that the administration’s extension of martial law in Mindanao aims for a nationwide declaration of the...
FILE: Sen. Franklin Drilon (Photo: Senate of the Philippines/Facebook) MANILA — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said he expects Congress to approve the...
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to further extend the declaration of martial law in the whole of Mindanao for another year, or for...
MANILA — Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said Congress is planning to hold a joint session on Wednesday (December 13) to discuss the proposed...
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday expressed optimism that Congress would approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. “We are...
Following the recommendations of the military and the police to extend the martial law in Mindanao, Senate minority members express their opposition on Friday. “We members...