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                    [Summary] => Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Flavier supported yesterday President Arroyo’s move to lift the state of national emergency last Friday, although he did not rule out the possibility that Malacañang may use the same powers anew in case of renewed destabilization efforts against the administration.


Flavier, who joined his Senate colleagues in calling for the repeal of Proclamation 1017 last week, expressed confidence in Mrs. Arroyo’s capability to assess the current security situation and political order in the country.


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                    [Title] => Lacson being wooed by Senate majority
                    [Summary] => The majority bloc in the Senate is wooing opposition Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson to join its ranks.


Senate President Franklin Drilon told journalists yesterday that he would soon discuss with the members of his bloc the possibility of Lacson joining them.


He said he would also ask them about a possible committee chairmanship for the opposition senator, who ran and lost in the May presidential elections.


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                    [Title] => Senate likely to back Cha-cha — Pimentel
                    [Summary] => The Senate is likely to support the Charter change (Cha-cha) initiative of President Arroyo and her allies in the House of Representatives, opposition Sen. Aquilino  Pimentel Jr. said yesterday.


He said while the smaller chamber of Congress blunted the renewed move of the House last year to amend the Constitution, there will now be less resistance among senators to Cha-cha.


In fact, he said he believes that Cha-cha proponents can muster bipartisan support in the Senate for their initiative.


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                    [Title] => Senators agree to pass priority bills in 2 weeks
                    [Summary] => Opposition and administration senators have agreed to buckle down to work and pass pending major bills before going on recess next month.


After a caucus yesterday, Senate President Franklin Drilon said the lawmakers have agreed to pass within the next two weeks the proposed salary standardization for the judiciary, the magna carta for the working child and the amendment to the Medical Insurance Act, among other measures.


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                    [Title] => Choose ’04 candidate later, Lakas urged
                    [Summary] => The administration coalition should wait until the election period before embarking on a search on who should succeed President Arroyo as presidential candidate in 2004, Sen. Francis Pangilinan urged yesterday.


This was echoed by Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda, who urged all sectors to set aside partisan politics to focus more on reviving the economy.


The election period is three months before and after the campaign period. The 90-day presidential campaign will start in February 2004, so the election period should be in November 2003.


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SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE JUAN FLAVIER

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This was echoed by Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda, who urged all sectors to set aside partisan politics to focus more on reviving the economy.


The election period is three months before and after the campaign period. The 90-day presidential campaign will start in February 2004, so the election period should be in November 2003.


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Flavier backs GMA’s lifting of state of emergency

By Christina Mendez | March 6, 2006 - 12:00am

Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Flavier supported yesterday President Arroyo’s move to lift the state of national emergency last Friday, although he did not rule out the possibility that Malacañang...

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Lacson being wooed by Senate majority

By Jess Diaz | July 23, 2004 - 12:00am

The majority bloc in the Senate is wooing opposition Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson to join its ranks. Senate President Franklin Drilon told journalists yesterday that he would soon discuss with the members...

Headlines

Senate likely to back Cha-cha — Pimentel

By Jess Diaz | July 5, 2004 - 12:00am

The Senate is likely to support the Charter change (Cha-cha) initiative of President Arroyo and her allies in the House of Representatives, opposition Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday. He said while the...

Headlines

Senators agree to pass priority bills in 2 weeks

By Jose Rodel Clapano | September 2, 2003 - 12:00am

Opposition and administration senators have agreed to buckle down to work and pass pending major bills before going on recess next month. After a caucus yesterday, Senate President Franklin Drilon said the lawmakers...

Headlines

Choose ’04 candidate later, Lakas urged

By Efren Danao | January 2, 2003 - 12:00am

The administration coalition should wait until the election period before embarking on a search on who should succeed President Arroyo as presidential candidate in 2004, Sen. Francis Pangilinan urged yesterday. This...

Headlines