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NEW LAW ON HIGHER DISCOUNT RATES FOR POLITICAL ADS TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to sign into law the bill requiring media outlets to give higher discount rates for political advertisements of candidates and political parties in mass media during the elections. “Malaki po ang maitutulong ng batas na ito para […]

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IT IS EVERY FILIPINO’S DUTY TO SERVE THE COUNTRY – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go told around 4,000 youth leaders in Zamboanga Del Norte to focus on their responsibilities to their community and reminded them that it is every Filipino’s duty to serve our country. “Alam ko na sa edad n’yo ngayon, prayoridad ninyo ang inyong mga assignments, mga exams o […]

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DEATH PENALTY IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO SOLVE THE DRUG MENACE – DELA ROSA

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, retired Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, will push for the restoration of the death penalty if he wins in the senatorial race next year. Dela Rosa met with local chief executives of Ilocos Norte as well as students of the Northwestern University (NWU) in Laoag City recently. While narrating […]

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PIMENTEL TO PNP: GO ALL-OUT VS GUNS-FOR-HIRE, HIT SQUADS

Senator Koko Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to go all-out against guns-for-hire and hit squads amid the spate of killings of local officials. “The killings of local officials happening all over the country is alarming. These are surely election-related and if […]

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PIMENTEL TO COMELEC: DISMISS DISQUALIFICATION CASE FOR LACK OF MERIT

Senator Koko Pimentel III has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss the disqualification case filed against him by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio for lack of merit. “It is incumbent upon the Honorable Commission to dismiss the instant petition filed against the respondent for utter lack of merit,” Pimentel said in his 26-page verified answer […]

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I WILL CONTINUE THE DRIVE VS ILLEGAL DRUGS THROUGH LEGISLATION – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said that if given a Senate seat, he will continue the campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against illegal drugs through legislation. As the former top presidential aide, Go visited fire victims in Pandacan, Manila, where he said, he encountered a child named Christian, whose parents are both […]

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NOGRALES BEING EYED AS CABSEC – PANELO

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing Davao City Representative Karlo Nograles as the next Cabinet Secretary (CabSec). “He is one of those being considered,” Panelo said in a Palace press briefing when asked to confirm Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s remark that Nograles is the next CabSec. “The announcement will […]

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I WILL STRIVE FOR HIGHER PAY FOR NURSES, TEACHERS – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial aspirant Bong Go said he will look into the controversial Continuing Professional Development (CPD) law and seek higher pay for nurses and teachers as he promised to uplift the plight of workers. “We will be looking into amending the current Continuing Professional Development Law that has […]

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I AM NOW SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PEOPLE – GO

Bong Go may be out of the official Malacañang team but he remains SAP – “Special Assistant to the People”. Go said this was the moniker he gave himself after he was deemed resigned as Special Assistant to the President (SAP) following his filing of a certificate of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm […]

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BAGUMBAYAN AIMS FOR ENABLED, ENNOBLED AND FREE CITIZENRY – GORDON

Bagumbayan Volunteers for a New Philippines Party, the political party founded by Senator Dick Gordon, entered the race for the 2019 midterm elections by fielding candidates who share the party’s vision for a new Philippines. Gordon, Bagumbayan-VNP Party chairman and president, said the party has a defined platform of governance, anchored on what the country’s […]