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LACSON EYES EXTENDED PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION LINE

A bill by Senator Ping Lacson seeks to ensure the government will keep running even in case of a disaster or “exceptional circumstances” where the President and his/her constitutional successors are killed or disabled. Lacson’s proposed “Presidential Succession Act” extends the list of succession beyond the Vice President, Senate President and House Speaker, the current […]

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PIMENTEL HITS VP FOR ‘DESIGNATED SURVIVOR’ REMARK

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III joined the chorus of voices expressing disapproval of Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks about appointing herself as the “designated survivor.” “Sana hindi niya ginawa iyon sa context ng SONA. Sana hindi niya ginamit ‘yun na joke. Hindi magandang joke ‘yun,” Pimentel said in an interview with radio station DWIZ […]