The August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) has rejected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s move to compare his bloc’s political struggle in the Senate to the late opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. against the Marcos dictatorship, saying his move, at the very least is “laughable, at the very...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 10, said the ongoing Senate leadership dispute reflects a broader lack of direction in government, criticizing what she described as “weak” leadership from Malacañang. Speaking to reporters in General Santos City, Duterte said the controversy in...
Acting Senate President and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 10, formally assumed responsibility for signing financial and administrative documents needed to release employee benefits and fund Senate offices. In an interview, Gatchalian told reporters that he has...
Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian announced on Tuesday, June 9 a remote work set-up for the Upper Chamber’s employees from Wednesday to Friday this week to pave way for a security assessment within the Senate’s premises in light of a potential security...
The interaction between First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano at a reception dinner was "just friendly talks," Malacañang said. Cayetano and the First Lady were spotted engaged in a conversation during a dinner reception organized by the Federation of Filipino-Chinese...
Senator Raffy Tulfo disputed claims made by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano that there are effectively “two Senates,” saying such remarks were very wrong, insisting that the current Senate leadership bloc is legitimate under established legal and institutional precedents. Tulfo said the assertion...
Malacañang said the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate cannot be characterized as a "constitutional crisis," reiterating that the Palace only recognizes the leadership of acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. "Sa mata po ng Malacañang, sa mata po ng Ehekutibo, wala po tayong matatawag...
Lawyer-solon Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has shot down the proposal of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano 's bloc for an "interim administration" in the Senate with Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian 's bloc. Luistro, the lead prosecutor in Vice President...
House prosecution panel leader, Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has warned the Senate that the Filipino people would be enraged if Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial gets swamped by delays. This, as the impasse between Senate blocs loyal to either...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, June 8 asserted he is the legal Senate President and therefore, will be the presiding officer in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Cayetano, in a hastily called press briefing, said he has to assert his standing as the Senate impeachment...
Malacañang said that the possibility of calling a special session of Congress is now being studied as the leadership dispute in the Senate continues to stall legislative work. In a press briefing on Monday, June 8, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
The camp of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is now pushing for a possible interim administrative arrangements with the new Senate majority group led by Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. This proposal was raised in a letter by Jose Luis Montales, who was Senate secretary under Cayetano’s...
