Taguig and Pateros residents can now access vital government services closer to home, as their mayors inaugurated new offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano graced the opening of the LTO Taguig District Office and...
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...
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." Senator Raffy Tulfo invoked a biblical warning on Monday, June 8, as he urged Filipinos to be cautious about whom they believe, using the example of Satan quoting the Book of Psalms while tempting Jesus in the wilderness to underscore his doubts about...
House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has a very low opinion of the June 4 Senate Blue Ribbon Committee "hearing" that discussed the flood control projects mess. In a statement Sunday, June 7, Adiong gave what he believed was the best description of the...
Citing what he calls a "political trend", House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V sees the new Senate majority under Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian gaining even more size and strength in the coming days. Speaking in a DZBB interview on Sunday, June 7, Ortega said...
Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, June 7 that he is open to a dialogue with the camp of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in order for the Senate to function and move forward despite the tension and chaos in the Upper Chamber recently. In an interview on Radio DZBB, Gatchalian...
A ranking member of the House of Representatives is willing to support calls for a special session if only to allow the Senate to straighten out its leadership squabble. House Committee on Justice Chairperson Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro said a special session...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday, June 6, warned Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on being “used” in the ongoing Senate leadership dispute. In a Facebook livestream, Cayetano even offered to broker a solution to the impasse. Cayetano said...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday, June 6, criticized former Senate Presidents Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Franklin Drilon over what he considered a sudden change in their political views. This, after the two former Senate leaders, along with Senators Vicente "Tito" Sotto III and...
