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	CALD News - CALD congratulates Italian PM and Le Margherita Party
		Drilon also noted that corruption has impeded Philippine economic development, forcing over eight million Filipinos, or nearly 10% of the entire Philippine population, to migrate to almost every corner of the globe, looking for jobs which the economy cannot provide.
		Drilon also appealed to democratic leaders to collectively promote democracy and to support those who are suffering political persecution because of their relentless fight for democracy and
		Drilon also took note of the fact that strong adherence to democracy in most parts of the world had spurred technological advancement and free flow of information and created an environment conducive for human development before the last century ended.
	www.cald.org /news/drilon_manila06meeting.htm (573 words)

	Asia Times
		The resolution, introduced by Senate President Franklin Drilon, said the levy was "discriminatory and should be brought to the attention of the International Labor Organization".
		Drilon said "the tax burden is cruel and unjust as, under Hong Kong's salary tax schedule, a Hong Kong resident must have a monthly income of HK$9,000 (if single) or HK$18,000 (if married) to be liable for salaries tax".
		Drilon said any measure that would restrict the admission of the continued presence of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong would in effect be considered undue restriction on the free flow of services.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EC01Ae01.html (616 words)

	Drilon insists Palace has war chest of P129B - 12/01/06
		SENATE finance committee chairman Senator Franklin Drilon Thursday lashed back at administration Representatives Douglas Cagas and Edwin Uy who denounced him for pointing out that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has as much as P129 billion in discretionary funds which can be used to ensure the victory of her allies in the May 2007 elections.
		Drilon earlier identified a total of P129 billion in discretionary and unprogrammed funds tucked into the 2007 budget which he said could be spent by the President in any way she wants.
		Drilon said he sympathized with the congressmen for assuming good faith in the use of government funds by the President.
	services.inquirer.net /print/print.php?article_id=35810 (306 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| TOP STORIES > Differences between Drilon and Atienza deepening
		Drilon, along with LP members in the Senate like Senators Francis Pangilinan, Rodolfo Biazon and Mar Roxas, called for the resignation of President Arroyo on July 8, 2005, on charges that she allegedly cheated in the May 2004 election.
		Drilon has petitioned the Commission on Elections to prevent Atienza from misrepresenting the LP as president, saying Atienza broke the rules when he convened the NECO despite having only 32 of the 102 members in attendance, which was less than the required three-fourth.
		Drilon said the case is still pending in the Comelec, and that his group is waiting for the responsive pleading from Atienza’s camp.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/mar/20/yehey/top_stories/20060320top8.html (807 words)

	GMANews.TV - Senate to pass P500-M fund for OFWs in Lebanon - Drilon - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public ...
		Senate finance committee chairman Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday that the Senate has forged a consensus to pass a P500-million standby fund for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in war-torn Lebanon.
		Drilon earlier said the Senate would immediately act on the proposed P500 million standby fund after the measure is formally transmitted by the House.
		Still, Drilon said that since the P500 million standby fund being requested is in the nature of the Contingent Fund of the President, it may also be used for other purposes, including the evacuation of citizens threatened with possible explosion of Mayon Volcano.
	www.gmanews.tv /story/13216/Senate-to-pass-P500-M-fund-for-OFWs-in-Lebanon---Drilon (531 words)

	eBalita - a FREE service that provides you the latest news from the Philippines through the Web and E-mail
		Drilon noted former California governor Gray Davis approved the program in year 2000 in recognition to the contribution of the aging Filipino war veterans that served in the US military.
		Drilon stressed some 1,700 Filipino veterans, who have decided to return to the Philippines, would lose their benefits if the program is scrapped.
		Drilon said the 1,700 veterans chose to return home since it is their wish to be with their families and die in the country of their birth.
	www.ebalita.net /go/news/news.php?id=2098 (816 words)

	What can you say about Senate President Franklin Drilon's move of joining the call for PGMA's ouster?
		Drilon is a strategist if he doesn't plan ahead he will not have a position as promised by Noli.
		Drilon did the right move cuz he is thinking of the welfare of the many.
		Senate President Drilon, also Chairman of the Liberal Party MUST HAVE valid reasons not known to millions of Filipinos for calling the ouster of PGMA.
	www.thenewstoday.info /2005/07/15/opinion3.htm (890 words)

	DAILY STAR: Top Stories
		ILOILO CITY -- Former Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday applied for a transfer of voter's registration to this city in a move seen as his preparation to run for representative of the city's lone congressional district in next year's elections.
		Drilon filed the application before noon at the Commission on Elections office shortly after he arrived at the Iloilo City airport.
		Gonzalez and Drilon are considered instrumental in giving the President a winning margin of around half a million votes in the province and city of Iloilo over the late actor Fernando Poe Jr.
	www.visayandailystar.com /2006/November/13/topstory9.htm (542 words)

	Philstar.com - The Filipino Global Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Franklin Drilon, chairman of the Senate committee on finance, urged the DENR not to proceed pending the Supreme Court ruling on the petition filed by resort owners and landowners seeking the recall of PP 1064.
		Drilon sought the commitment of Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes during the recent hearing of the Senate finance committee on the DENR budget earlier this week.
		Drilon noted the resort owners and stake holders were forced to elevate their case before the Supreme Court after the government insisted on implementing PP 1064.
	www.philstar.com /philstar/show_content.asp?article=277659 (601 words)

	Drilon hits 'unlawful and shameless political bullying' of Tupas
		Drilon said any attempt to unseat Tupas by the DILG would be illegal since the prohibition mandated by the Omnibus Election Code on transfers and suspensions of local officials and employees during the election period has already taken effect.
		Drilon revealed that several Malacañang "political operators" has been trying to convince Tupas in the past months to abandon him and the LP and join the Arroyo administration.
		Drilon said Malacañang was applying "unlawful and shameless political bullying" tactics against Tupas after realizing that the administration-backed Lakas and Kampi political parties could not find a legitimate candidate who can defeat Tupas as Iloilo governor in the coming elections.
	www.thenewstoday.info /2007/01/17/drilon.hits.unlawful.and.shameless.political.bullying.of.tupas.html (524 words)

	Political foes blamed for trick on Drilon in prayer rally - 12/18/06 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lawyer and former Camiguin governor, not Guimaras as posted earlier, Antonio Gallardo, Drilon's chief of staff, on Monday blamed what he called “Malacañang's dirty tricks department” for the hoax he said was meant to embarrass the senator.
		He claimed Drilon was targeted for the hoax because the senator is a principal critic of calls to change the Constitution.
		The stubs, which a staffer said were part of a leaflet that bore Drilon's picture, had fooled a number of people into going to Room 301 at the Senate, where the goodies were supposed to be claimed.
	services.inq7.net /print/print.php?article_id=38905 (472 words)

	3 Judges on Carpet for Ignorance, etc.
		Drilon, who was an ex-officio member of the council for four years while serving as justice secretary, made the suggestion in the light of the recent apprehension of a Regional Trial Court judge from Camarines Sur for bribery.
		Drilon, chairman or the Committee on Justice in the Commission on Appointments called for such transparency in the counsil during the confirmation hearings on the appointment of Justice Amado Dimayuga as a member of the council representing the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
		Drilon said that the council must explore other options to present nominees to judicial Positions to public scrutiny.
	www.preda.org /archives/research/ls/r00020203.html (441 words)

	SC stops Liberal Party polls - 11/10/06
		Atienza had questioned Drilon’s call at the height of the “Hello Garci” controversy which he said was made without the approval of the party.
		Drilon in turn questioned Atienza’s subsequent assumption of the party presidency before the Comelec, which invalidated the mayor’s election and ruled that new polls should be held.
		Drilon said the party’s election should be held according to its bylaws and not the dictates of the Comelec.
	services.inquirer.net /print/print.php?article_id=31693 (577 words)

	GMANews.TV - SC: Drilon, not Atienza, is Liberal Party chief - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs ...
		Drilon, who became critical of the Arroyo government, was unseated from the party through a coup d'etat, and was replaced by Manila Mayor Lito Atienza.
		Under the Salonga constitution, Drilon is deemed chair of the party in a holdover capacity, in which the election of party officers could be fixed by the poll body.
		Drilon elevated the case to the Supreme Court, which ordered the Comelec to stop from supervising the LP election.
	www.gmanews.tv /story/38695/SC-Drilon-not-Atienza-is-Liberal-Party-chief (810 words)

	The Daily Tribune <<< Without Fear or Favor >>> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A ruling by the SC said Sen. Franklin Drilon is the legitimate president of the Liberal Party, affirming Drilon’s claim that the Salonga Constitution of the LP has been amended.
		The election was conducted in response to Drilon’s announcement on July 8, 2005 that the LP was calling for Mrs.
		Drilon questioned the election led by Atienza before the Comelec, that decided new elections should be held, prompting the senator to seek relief before the SC.
	www.tribune.net.ph /headlines/20070418hed4.html (1253 words)

	Asian Journal Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Drilon announced Monday that he and Villar would share the Senate presidency in this manner to avert acrimonious wrangling and ensure smooth legislative work in view of the looming fiscal crisis.
		Drilon also hails from Iloilo, one of the provinces in the Visayas that delivered a huge chunk of votes to Ms Arroyo in the May 10 elections.
		Drilon said other members of the administration's K-4 coalition, particularly the neophyte senators, would be informed about the agreement.
	www.asianjournal.com /cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?code=00005844&category=NW (943 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper ::
		Franklin Drilon yesterday accused the faction of Manila Mayor Lito Atienza of defying the Supreme Court by going ahead with a scheduled party meeting today.
		Drilon added that with or without the TRO, the Atienza faction still cannot convene a NECO meeting because the Comelec has ruled that "we (Drilon) are the legitimate officers of the party." The NECO is the highest policy-making body of the LP.
		Atienza, who maintains that Drilon is not the LP leader either because the Comelec has declared his term as president already expired, said in a statement that his group decided to go ahead with the meeting since LP leaders representing the various provincial chapters are already in Manila.
	www.malaya.com.ph /nov13/metro1.htm (469 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| TOP STORIES > Drilon ‘muzzles’ Miriam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Drilon stopped Santiago from talking by the simple expedient of banging the gavel to signify the start of the session.
		Drilon had denied both charges, but in a privileged speech Monday, Santiago said she was standing by her right to air those charges and even volunteered to shoot herself right in the Senate session hall should she really pose a clear and present danger to the State as charged by her critics.
		Drilon might have taken long strides to get to the speaker’s platform when he was “deserted” by the newsmen in favor of Santiago, so that the interview with Santiago had barely started when he banged the gavel, some say rather more forcefully than he usually does.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/oct/05/yehey/top_stories/20051005top8.html (327 words)

	GMA hit squad unseats Drilon as LP president - Philippine News - Hometown News - The Manila Mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Drilon declared the action as illegal and the Commission on Elections said it still recognizes him as the president.
		Drilon said Atienza, as chairman, has no power to convene the LP National Executive Council, the body that elects party officials.
		Drilon said deception was also used to bring together the party members.
	manilamaildc.net /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=224 (525 words)

	PLDT :: myPad ::
		SENATE President Franklin Drilon assured anti-Charter change proponents that they would not give in to a move by their counterparts in the House of Representatives to amend the Constitution through a constitutional assembly.
		Drilon also noted that amending the Constitution was not the answer to the country's problems.
		Drilon cited as an example Kenya where he recently attended a forum, saying that parliamentarians in that country are the highest paid because they increased their own salaries every session.
	www.mypad.net /news.aspx?contid=2549 (387 words)

	Bunye dares Drilon to deny setting up PGMA, says senate probes of plot to oust President
		Bunye also accused Drilon of orchestrating the series of Senate investigations, including the North Rail project, as part of a plot to weaken and ultimately overthrow the President.
		Bunye said Drilon’s advocacy was obviously intended to convince Vitug to support the Senate president’s push for the President’s public apology.
		Earlier in the week, Drilon, who is also president of the Liberal Party, brought LP stalwarts to Malacanang to pledge their support to the President.
	abc.eznettools.net /pob-usa/pob/2005/1003_pnews-02.html (497 words)

	Philippinenews.com
		Drilon moves behind the scenes to be nominated as the administration party’s compromise candidate, then this is well within his rights.
		Drilon must be thinking what every other candidate is thinking —if the expat community supports me, then I have a good shot at the crown.
		Drilon may be a smart legislator, but potential voters also expect their presidents to have character.
	www.philippinenews.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=0b2dca96d97f8624922b65a591d53026 (642 words)

	Franklin Drilon
		Senator Franklin M. Drilon’s humble beginnings began in Molo, Iloilo with his early education in the public school system where he graduated from the Baluarte Elementary School in 1957 and High School at UP Iloilo College in 1961.
		Congress, Senator Franklin M. Drilon had likewise introduced legislation through various other Senate Bills he had earlier also filed, on the improvement of our economy and the electoral process through proposed amendments to the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Election Code.
		The dynamism of Senator Franklin M. Drilon continues as he contributes this time to the Legislature his well honed skills from both the Judiciary and the Executive Department as well as the private sector.
	www.nsclub.net /senate/senweb/former_senators/franklin_drilon.htm (488 words)

	Bulatlat - The Philippines's alternative weekly magazine
		Drilon was an ally of the president until the eruption of the so-called “Hello, Garci” scandal, triggered by the surfacing of tapes in which a woman with a voice similar to Macapagal-Arroyo’s is heard instructing an election official — widely believed to be election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano — to rig the polls.
		Drilon, Guingona, and Sotto have all declined to divulge to the public the details of their meetings with Ramos.
		Sotto has been quoted in news reports as saying that their conversation centered on “good French wine” while Drilon has kept referring inquisitive reporters to Ramos, saying the matters they discussed are “too sensitive” for him to comment on.
	www.bulatlat.com /news/5-48/5-48-camp.htm (935 words)

	Press release - No.229
		Franklin M. Drilon, President of the Senate of the Philippines, is the new President of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which is meeting at The House of Parliaments in Geneva.
		Drilon was born on 28 November 1945, in Iloilo City, Philippines.
		Drilon presided over the 112th IPU Assembly in Manila, last year.
	www.ipu.org /press-e/gen229.htm (213 words)

	Manila Standard: The Future is Ours
		Claiming he has the support of the majority to retain his post, Drilon said any attempt to unseat him or reduce his three-year term is bound to fail.
		Drilon said only the votes of the majority senators can resolve the issue of who becomes Senate president in the 13th Congress.
		The term-sharing formula was adopted by Drilon and the late Senator Renato Cayetano, who would have headed the Senate for one-and-a-half years until last June 30, had he not died of illness in June last year.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=politics06_july09_2004 (371 words)

	Congress Cool (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Moreover, dual citizenship will allow 46,050 out of 60,000 surviving Filipino World War II Veterans who already reside in the Philippines to vote, to own property, and to leave a legacy in their own country and not as aliens in the land of their birth.
		Drilon said it is not fair to deny these veterans “who have sacrificed their youth in defense of our country” just because they were naturalized as US citizens “to be able to avail (themselves) f the promise of economic benefits in the form of pension from the US government.”
		This was further evidence that there should to be proportionate representation by way of the vote from the major population centers of overseas Filipinos, she said.
	www.fpacc.com /main_pages/news/news72.htm (1072 words)

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