Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, May 21 weighed in on the necessity of checking the welfare of his colleagues in the new majority bloc that chaotic evening of Wednesday, May 13, the night gunfire erupted inside the Senate building. In a post on X, Lacson pointed this out as he...
Some members of the Senate minority bloc on Wednesday, May 20 took the floor to ask why the Upper Chamber returned into a “business as usual” stand despite the chaos that transpired last week within its premises. Sen. Erwin Tulfo manifested his displeasure on the recent chaos in the Senate...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, on Friday, May 15, criticized members of the Senate minority bloc, stating that they are prioritizing political ambitions over the safety of senators and staff during the recent shooting incident inside the Senate complex. In a Facebook live, Cayetano...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, May 14 bared an alleged plot to oust him by members of the new minority bloc. “Medyo busy sila ngayon, na tina-try kausapin yung mga miyembro namin na sumali ulit sa kanila (They’re a bit busy right now trying to talk to our...
Voting 13-9-2, the Senate on Monday, May 11 voted to oust Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and elected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate President. The leadership change took effect as the House of Representatives were moving to vote on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara...
It 's the minority bloc 's job to oppose. For Sen. Robinhood Padilla, the role of the minority bloc is to oppose not just the impeachment but any other matter. In an interview on Monday, May 4, he stressed that such a stance should not be misconstrued as bias. Padilla underscored that...
Minority congressmen are itching to hear what former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has to say about the flood control projects mess, now that he has been arrested in the Czech Republic. Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said the Philippine...
The Senate minority bloc has filed a resolution allowing Filipinos to seek local remedies first before facing any international criminal jurisdiction. Senate Resolution No. 307, which the minority bloc filed on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, expresses the sense of the Senate to “protect all Filipinos...
Senator Imee Marcos denied she initiated moves to unseat Senate President Vicente ”Tito” Sotto III, clarifying she was in fact the last to find out about such plan. Addressing her statement to the Senate leader, the President’s sister said she did not orchestrated any Senate coup and the...
"Been there, done that." This is how Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III responded when asked about the foiled attempt to change the leadership in the Upper Chamber recently. In an interview on Friday, Feb. 6, Sotto said that, being in the Senate since 1992, he 's already used to this...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dismissed on Wednesday, January 21 the committee report that was released by some members of the Senate Minority bloc saying it is a disrespect not only to the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee, but to the entire Senate as well. Lacson, who...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday, Jan. 29, that the minority bloc 's so-called "minority report" on the Blue Ribbon panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control has no value and is just a piece of paper. He explained in a phone interview that a...
