Franklin Drilon
Franklin Drilon
Franklin "Frank" Magtunao Drilonis a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000, from 2001 to 2006, and again from 2013 to 2016. Drilon is currently the President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines and serving his third term in the Senate. He is also the chairman of the Liberal Party and a senior counsel of ACCRA Law Offices...
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The bill which I filed along with 10 other senators last month, will help cushion the impact of the e-VAT law on power consumers, especially the common households. I believe ordinary consumers should be spared from the negative effects of higher electricity bills,
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The right to free speech is guaranteed by the Constitution. Of course, the state has the right to regulate but an enforcement of an absolute no-permit, no-rally prohibition is unconstitutional,
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I would encourage those who are affected by this to go to the Supreme Court and question this absolute prohibition, in effect, of 'no permit-no rally' because this goes beyond reasonable restraint for common good,
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On the basis of public statements and my consultations with my colleagues, I cannot see 18 senators voting to propose amendments to the Constitution through a constituent assembly,
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The obvious intention is to silence President Arroyo's critics.