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Sen. Franklin Drilon has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the political system, prevent party switching and level the playing field among parties.

Drilon wants turncoats penalized

Monday, 18 July 2016 12:43 Written by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – With the once ruling Liberal Party hemorrhaging from defections to the new majority, Sen. Franklin Drilon wants political turncoats penalized as part of an overhaul of the party system.Drilon has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the…

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Comelec bares calendar of activities for the Barangay and SK polls

Thursday, 14 July 2016 11:08 Written by Philippine Information Agency

MANILA, July 14 (PIA) -- Those interested to run in the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) posts may file their Certificate of Candidacy starting October 3 up to October 5. This is based on the Calendar of Activities listed…

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Germany, Switzerland, US to attend talks on federalism

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 12:31 Written by Giovanni Nilles, Ghio Ong / Philstar

MANILA, Philippines - Representatives from Switzerland, Germany, the US and other nations with federal governments will attend the roundtable discussions set by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan as the Duterte administration steps up its campaign for a shift to…

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The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea will be the basis for a historic court judgement in a dispute between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea

UN sea law lays down the rules for the planet's oceans

Sunday, 10 July 2016 13:26 Written by Sophie Mignon / AFP News

Centuries before international laws, pirates ruled the high seas, plundering and pillaging wherever they went.Into this dangerous, unruly seascape steamed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which will be the basis for a historic court judgement…

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Muslim community assured of Duterte admin's efforts towards peace in Mindanao

Sunday, 10 July 2016 13:17 Written by Philippine Information Agency

MANILA, July 9 - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte joined a few members of the Muslim community in celebrating the first Mindanao Hariraya Eid’l Fit’r 2016 held in Davao City.In his speech, President Duterte assured the moro brothers and sisters present,…

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Lacson bill removes Bank Secrecy Act protection for all government officials, employees

Thursday, 07 July 2016 12:39 Written by press release / Senate.gov.ph

Uncovering ill-gotten wealth of government officials may soon get easier, with a proposed measure by Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson seeking to exclude them from the Bank Secrecy Law.Lacson's Senate Bill 47 effectively removes from all public servants the "protection" afforded…

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Alvarez aims for Cha-cha referendum with 2019 elections,simultaneous Con-con, barangay polls

Tuesday, 05 July 2016 16:20 Written by Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines -- Incoming Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez hopes to have the election for delegates to the Constitutional Convention together with the barangay polls and subject proposed amendments to the Charter to a referendum in time with the 2019 midterm elections.

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Drilon pushes con-con, says there is a need to re-examine Constitution

Monday, 04 July 2016 11:40 Written by Fiona Nicolas, CNN Philippines

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Senate President Franklin Drilon filed a resolution pushing for constitution convention to revise the 1987 Constitution.Drilon said there is a need to re-examine the 29-year-old Constitution and see “if it is still attuned or responsive…

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