{"id":94034,"date":"2017-03-15T02:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T06:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=94034"},"modified":"2017-03-15T02:01:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T06:01:26","slug":"majority-senators-share-intimate-dinner-with-pres-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/15\/majority-senators-share-intimate-dinner-with-pres-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority senators share ‘intimate dinner’ with Pres. Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fifteen members of the Senate majority bloc shared an \u201cintimate dinner\u201d with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in Malacanang Tuesday night, two weeks after the Senate went through a reorganization (PNA photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Fifteen members of the Senate majority bloc shared an \u201cintimate dinner\u201d with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in Malacanang Tuesday night, two weeks after the Senate went through a reorganization.<\/p>\n

Sen. Joseph Vincente Ejercito shared a photo of their dinner on his social media accounts on Wednesday night noting that they met to discuss the proposed tax reform.<\/p>\n

“Intimate dinner between President Duterte and my colleagues in the Senate. We discussed the proposed tax reform,\u201d Ejercito said in his caption.<\/p>\n

“The proposed tax reform measure was discussed with the President tonight,” he said later noting that ongoing investigations were not brought up.<\/p>\n

Aside from Ejercito, also in the photo were Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Senate Pres. Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, Senate and Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III.<\/p>\n

Senators Manny Pacquiao, Joel Villanueva, Cynthia Villar, Alan Peter Cayetano, Grace Poe, Miguel Zubiri, Sherwin Gatchalian, Dick Gordon, Nancy Binay, Loren Legarda and Juan Edgardo Angara.<\/p>\n

The three other members of the Senate majority bloc that were not present were Senators Francis Escudero, Gringo Honasan and Panfilo Lacson.<\/p>\n

Last February 27, senators belonging to the Liberal Party transferred from the majority bloc from the minority after they were ousted from key positions and chairmanships.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao motioned to declare vacant a leadership post, Senate President Pro-Tempore and committee chairmanships on the Senate Committees on Health, Agriculture and Education.<\/p>\n

Sen. Franklin Drilon was ousted as Senate President Pro-Tempore while Senators Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno Aquino IV were ousted as chairs of the Health, Agriculture and Education committees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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