Erice to Kris Aquino: I didn't intend to blame PNoy for Mar's 2016 loss

(UPDATED) Caloocan congressman Edgar Erice, who manages Mar Roxas' senatorial bid, says he and his candidate are 'true blue Liberals who 'stand with the party'

Kris Aquino: Don't blame my brother Noy for Mar Roxas' defeats

'So pati ba pagkatalo sa 2010 kasalanan din ni Noy?' asks Kris Aquino, lashing out at senatorial candidate Mar Roxas' campaign manager Edgar Erice

Trillanes arrest shows ‘attempt to silence dissent’ – Robredo

'Dapat sana parating may lugar iyong dissenting voices para…kaming mga public officials, parati kaming on our toes,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Tensions flare as lawmakers rush to approve barangay poll postponement

'Ang kapal ng mukha 'nyo para sabihin na hindi self-serving ang proposal,' a lawmaker tells a panelist supporting the bid to postpone the barangay polls again

House opposition to Duterte: Order Acosta to ‘stop pseudo-forensic intervention’

The PAO chief had refused to accede to a UP-PGH's panel's request for access to the tissue samples of Dengvaxia-vaccinated children who died

'Failed PR stunt': House opposition criticizes Duterte admin's ASEAN hosting

The opposition bloc criticizes the administration for a costly 'photo op' and hits the regional bloc for its silence on human rights issues, including those in the Philippines itself

Opposition urges House to support Ombudsman amid Duterte probe

Lawmakers from the House's independent minority bloc slam President Rodrigo Duterte for 'aiming to discredit' the Office of the Ombudsman

House silence over killings 'disturbing,' opposition says

Opposition lawmakers call for a probe into the recent spike in drug war killings including the death of 17 year old student Kian Loyd delos Santos

Opposition lawmakers want SC to nullify martial law

6 members of the House opposition bloc believe the President s Proclamation Number 216 declaring martial law in Mindanao is bereft of sufficient factual basis

House opposition backs De Lima's request to join Senate debates

The 7 members of the House opposition bloc go to Camp Crame to visit detained Senator Leila de Lima who is in high spirits

Lawmakers contest Suarez's minority leadership before SC

The members of the House Magnificent 7 bloc want the Supreme Court to recognize Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr as the rightful minority leader

De Lima on drug case: 'Justice under Aguirre is fake'

Maybe because that is the domain of Aguirre the master of fakery says Senator Leila de Lima after an anti crime group filed a drug case against her before the DOJ and not the Ombudsman

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Robredo denies Liberal Party plot to unseat Duterte

UPDATED I plan to clarify this with the President to clear the misinformation and assure him of the party s commitment to the reforms for our Filipino people the Vice President says

Lawmakers, NGO file 2nd petition vs Marcos hero's burial

Congressmen have joined the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearances in a bid to stop the burial of the late strongman at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

Filipinos vs Cha-Cha teach Congress they can disagree with Duterte – lawmakers

The legitimate and real House minority bloc says they prefer to amend the Constitution through a Constitutional Convention purely elected by the people

Makati court: Full-blown trial of Binay's suit vs critics 'necessary'

UPDATED Judge Elpidio Calis of Makati RTC Branch 133 denies the motions of the Vice President s critics to dismiss the P200 million damage suit against them

LP's Erice on Mamasapano probe: Tool vs Aquino, Roxas

Will the re opening of the probe answer questions or provide a platform for 2016 aspirants? The LP spokesman thinks it s likely the latter

Supporting other bets? Then leave LP, says Erice

But LP spokesman Representative Edgar Erice downplays reports that party members are jumping ship to support Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte

SC upholds Erice's election as Caloocan congressman

In 2013 Liberal Party s Edgar Erice defeated by around 10 000 the incumbent at the time National Unity Party s Mary Mitzi Cajayon

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LP's Erice: Blame ‘Playgirls’ for twerk scandal

It s a lot of hype says Liberal Party leader Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice when asked about the girls lewd performance at an LP event

Mar-Noy tandem junked, LP lawmaker chided over remark vs Poe

Malacañang and the Liberal Party stalwarts are busy rectifiying public statements issued by overzealous and blabbermouth allies

Aquino ally on Nancy Binay: 'No experience but baking cakes'

Liberal Party stalwart Edgar Erice slams political dynasties a week after the President pushed for an anti dynasty law

Binay sues Ombudsman, senators for P200M

This is for all these concerted actions of all groups that contributed to destroying the VP says Binay s lawyer Claro Certeza

Abad on LP-Grace-Chiz: 'Certainly'

This comes after Aquino met with Roxas and Abad and a day after the President met with the two senators

PODCAST: Edgar Erice and his 2016 dream team

Liberal Party stalwart Edgar Erice believes that Mar Roxas and Grace Poe will be the team to beat in 2016

Roxas-Poe tandem inevitable – LP's Erice

The ruling Liberal Party expects to beat Roxas low survey numbers with Aquino endorsement party machinery and partnership with Senator Grace Poe

What tandem? Poe says no offer from Roxas

It’s hard to interpret feelers that are not direct to the point I cannot comment on the possibilities because Sec Mar himself has not publicly declared his intentions

Comelec: No manual polls despite failed PCOS bidding

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez tells Rappler there s a very very slim chance the poll body can t lease additional 23 000 voting machines for 2016

Legarda vows to block waste incineration in the Senate

The promise comes at a time when lawmakers and government agencies are touting waste burning as the solution to unmanageable garbage in Philippine cities

To burn trash or not to? Debate in PH rages on

Government agencies who want to lift the ban on waste incineration cite the growing problem of garbage management Environmentalists say there is no need for an expensive and possibly harmful technology

Charter change: The good, the bad, and the political

Rappler talks to Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice and Valenzuela City Representative Sherwin Gatchalian on President Aquino s push for amendments to the Constitution

LP expects 'passionate' meeting on charter change

The Liberal Party plans to meet and seriously deliberate the pros and cons of amending the Constitution

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No directions from us to amend Constitution – Palace

The President s spokesman insists all moves in Congress pushing for charter change – including a forthcoming bill on term extensions – are not part of any orchestrated move from Malacañang

Erice vs Tiangco: On PDAF and VP's loyalties

The scent of 2016 is in the air during this face off between Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice of the Liberal Party and Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco of the United Nationalist Alliance

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