Content about Franklin Drilon

MANILA, Philippines (Nov. 23, 2011) – Senators Franklin Drilon and Francis Pangilinan, both members of the President Aquino’s Liberal Party, call on Chief Justice Renato Corona to inhibit from deliberations on the cases involving former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to erase suspicions in the public’s mind that the Supreme Court is biased in favor of the former first couple.

At the weekly Kapihan sa Senado, Drilon said the main reason for Corona to inhibit himself was his being chief of staff and spokesman of Arroyo when she was vice president.

MANILA, Philippines - Despite appeals from some bishops and other parties to go easy on the ailing Arroyo couple, the Senate shall continue to probe accusations of corruption during the past Arroyo presidency.

Sen. Franklin Drilon said there shall be no let up in the ongoing investigations of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee into the alleged corruptions during the 9-year rule of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former first gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo.

MANILA, Philippines (July 10, 2011) - The Palace has decided that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) shall no longer be entitled to intelligence fund.

Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday that agencies, including the PCSO,that have nothing to do with government intelligence work shall not anymore receive allocation for intelligence fund.

And one thing more - use of all intelligence funds now requires liquidation.

Abad stressed that these are among the reforms that President Aquino likes to see implemented.

MANILA, Philippines (June 11 2011) - Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblo’s uses ways of the Nazi propaganda machine to serve the interests of his benefactor, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

This was how Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda described the Butuan bishop's penchant for spreading lies after lies apparently hoping that the people accept them as truths.

The pro-Arroyo prelate had asked President Aquino to resign and he had been harping that he is privy to a destabilization plot aimed at removing Aquino from office.