Franklin DRILON

Type: Person

Name: Franklin DRILON

Title: Minister - President of the Senate (Philippines)

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Comelec, DFA told to explain low OAV turnout

SENATOR Franklin Drilon called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain the low voter turnout for overseas absentee voting in the 2013 midterm polls."I hate to sound like a broken record, but I again ... [Published Sun Star Network - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Elections, Allotment

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

9 Team PNoy senators 'expected' to back admin

MANILA -- The nine Team PNoy candidates who were recently declared winners in the Senate race are "expected" to support the programs of the Aquino administration, Senator Franklin Drilon said.This is despite the fact that only one of the new senators ... [Published Sun Star Network - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Pia Cayetano, Coalition, Elections

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Enrile has edge â€“ Gringo

Manila, Philippines -- Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has the capability to lead an independent Senate in the 16th Congress among other senators possibly vying for the position, Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II said yesterday.Honasan said despite speculations ... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Enrile (Philippines), Franklin DRILON, Jinggoy Estrada

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Chitika

Drilon or Cayetano for next Senate president?

The post appeared first on TALK.com.ph .There are talks, the Senate Presidency in the 16th Congress would be a toss-up between Franklin Drilon and Alan Peter Cayetano.The post Drilon or Cayetano for next Senate president? appeared first on TALK.com.ph ... [Published IKuwaderno.com - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Chitika, Alan Peter Cayetano

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 reports

Nacionalista Party

Wrong premise

Quite frankly, the analyses being given on the next Senate leader, with special focus on incumbent Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile being out of the running owing to the majority win in the Senate race of Noynoy’s allies, are fairly defective in their ... [Published Philippines Daily Tribune - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Loren Legarda, BRUIT, Bong Revilla, Nacionalista Party

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Drilon hits remark on Senate top post award

Senator Franklin Drilon on Monday said he felt insulted by remarks that he would be rewarded with the Senate presidency for working as campaign manager of the administration’s Team Pnoy senatorial slate in the May elections.“That’s an insult. I helped ... [Published Manila Standard Today - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Pia Cayetano, Manny Villar

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Trillanes: 16 to 19 senators in 16th Congress for Drilon Senate Presidency

Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV, a known rival of current Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, said he expects around 16 to 19 senators, both incoming and current, to vote for a Franklin Drilon Senate presidency when the 16th Congress opens in July."We're ... [Published GMA News.tv - May 20 2013]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Antonio Trillanes IV, Juan Ponce Enrile, Alan Peter Cayetano, Nationalist Alliance

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Sen. Drilon, hindi umaasang maging senate president

FILE PHOTO: Senator Franklin Drilon (UNTV News)MANILA, Philippines – Hindi umano umaasa si Senador Franklin Drilon na mapupunta sa kanya ang senate presidency sa 16th Congress.Ito ang kanyang naging reaksyon sa pahayag ng kapwa senador na si Miriam Santiago ... [Published UNTV Web.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Liberal Party (PH), Santiago, Manila

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Drilon leaves Senate leadership issue to colleagues

MANILA - Senator Franklin Drilon, who has just concluded campaigning for Team PNoy, said it will be his colleagues decision if he should become Senate President. I don't want to be presumptuous; certainly, I will wait for the will of my colleagues. Iyan ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Leadership, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Juan Ponce Enrile

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

JPE allies: Too early to talk about new Senate chief

MANILA - Amid talks of a looming change in the Senate leadership, two allies of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile believe it is still too early to even talk about replacing him as head of the chamber during the 16th Congress.Sen. Gregorio Honasan II, ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Gregorio Honasan, Franklin DRILON, Vicente Sotto III, Nacionalista Party, Jinggoy Estrada

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Drilon: Any of 24 senators qualified to be Senate President

File photo of Sen. Franklin Drilon.MANILA, Philippines - Senator Franklin Drilon said on Monday that all Senators in the upcoming 16th Congress is qualified to lead the Upper House amid reports that he is the top choice for the job.The Senate Presidency ... [Published Philippine Star - May 20 2013]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Sergio Osmeña III, Teofisto Guingona III

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Filipino people gave President Aquino a fresh mandate ? Drilon

12:18 am MANILA, May 18 ? With the 9-3 victory of Team PNoy in the senatorial race, the Filipino people on Saturday gave President Benigno Aquino a fresh mandate to govern in his three remaining years in office, according to Team PNoy campaign manager ... [Published Balita.org - May 19 2013]

Entities: Franklin DRILON, Corazon Aquino, Aquilino Pimentel III, Jamby Madrigal

Quotes

"with only 113,209 overseas filipinos voting, the cost of each absentee vote is now p1,310 per vote. this is outrageous. i wonder how the comelec and the dfa can justify these numbers" Drilon said. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)

Comelec, DFA told to explain low OAV turnout [Published Sun Star Network - 5 hours ago]

"the nps were allies during the election. i have not seen any reason why they should split from the administration at this point. i expect the nps to continue supporting the president's agenda" Drilon added

9 Team PNoy senators 'expected' to back admin [Published Sun Star Network - 9 hours ago]

Asked to comment on his possible assumption of the Senate presidency, Mr. Drilon said: "i don?t want to be presumptuous. certainly, i will wait for the will of my colleagues." In a separate ambush interview, Senator Aquilino Martin "Koko" D Pimentel III was more forthright saying Mr. Drilon will be the next Senate leader

Leadership talks ongoing [Published Business World - 20 hours ago]

"that (senate presidency) is not up to us (cayetano). it's the other senators who will decide that" Drilon said

Drilon doesn’t expect reward for Team PNoy’s 9-3 win [Published Sun Star Network - May 20 2013]

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9 Team PNoy senators 'expected' to back admin [Published Sun Star Network - 9 hours ago]
Enrile has edge â€“ Gringo [Published Yahoo Philippines News - 16 hours ago]
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Drilon mum on Senate presidency [Published Philippine Star - 17 hours ago]
Pagbabago ng liderato sa Senado tiniyak [Published Philippine Star - 17 hours ago]
Wrong premise [Published Philippines Daily Tribune - 18 hours ago]
12 senators proclaimed based on ‘projections’ [Published Philippines Daily Tribune - 18 hours ago]
No guarantee 2 Noy bets [Published Philippines Daily Tribune - 18 hours ago]
Drilon or Cayetano for next Senate president? [Published ABS-CBN News - 19 hours ago]
Leadership talks ongoing [Published Business World - 20 hours ago]
Drilon hits remark on Senate top post award [Published Manila Standard Today - 20 hours ago]
What Went Before: Past Charter-change attempts [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - 20 hours ago]
Honasan to focus on improving lives of Filipinos [Published Balita.org - 21 hours ago]
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Drilon leaves Senate leadership issue to collea... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 20 2013]
Drilon: Any of 24 senators qualified to be Sena... [Published Philippine Star - May 20 2013]
JPE allies: Too early to talk about new Senate ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 20 2013]
Drilon doesn’t expect reward for Team PNoy’s 9-... [Published Sun Star Network - May 20 2013]
Drilon noncommittal on Senate presidency [Published GMA News.tv - May 20 2013]
Filipino people gave President Aquino a fresh m... [Published Balita.org - May 19 2013]
Palace congratulates new senators [Published Manila Standard Today - May 19 2013]
Miriam sees Enrile’s ouster as Senate president... [Published Philippine Star - May 19 2013]
Filipino people gave President Aquino a fresh m... [Published Interaksyon - May 19 2013]
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