Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero adjourned the third regular session of the 19th Congress in a speech marked with wit, warmth, and a dash of banter with his colleagues. Escudero delivered his sine die adjournment speech on Wednesday night, June 11, with heartfelt thanks, humorous jabs, and...
"What is the controversy?" President Marcos said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will clearly continue in the 20th Congress even if it starts in the 19th Congress, stressing that there is no controversy in it. "What is the controversy? It is very clear that it will," Marcos...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he finds it better if the two strong contenders for the Senate leadership would enter into a term-sharing agreement. Ejercito said both Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former Senate president and returning senator Vicente Sotto III...
Despite saying that she wants her impeachment trial in the Senate to proceed so she can face the allegations against her, Vice President Sara Duterte questioned the constitutionality of her impeachment trial crossing over to the 20th Congress. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers...
A draft resolution seeking the de facto dismissal of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is now making the rounds in the Senate. Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” Lacson confirmed receiving a copy of the “undated, unnumbered, un-authored” document, but said he...
The Senate will resume its regular sessions today, Monday, June 2 and tackle priority legislative measures before the 19th Congress adjourns formally next week, June 14, 2025. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero had earlier announced that the passage of key legislative bills will take...
Money sent home by Filipinos working and living in the United States (US) is seen at risk from the remittance tax proposal pending in the US Congress, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "The proposed five-percent US tax on remittance outflows would have a particularly large negative...
With the President-backed bloc securing a midterm poll victory over the Duterte-aligned camp, Moody’s Analytics said the outcome could help ensure smoother continuity of the administration’s economic and governance policies. “In the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte has already told her lawyers that she wants the impeachment trial against her in the Senate to push through as she is looking forward to a “bloodbath.” Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) In a media interview on Saturday, May 17, the Vice President shared...
Malacañang welcoming the "legitimate opposition" to the incoming 20th Congress, and conveying to push back against "obstructionists" were not meant to threaten any senator. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they were not threatening anybody in issuing such...
Photo from Pasay BFP A 20-year-old man was hurt when a fire hit several houses in Pasay City on Holy Wednesday, April 16. Supt. Mariano Taguiam, Pasay City Bureau of Fire Marshall, said the victim, identified as alias “Vinz,” suffered multiple lacerations on his hand and was...
Timor-Leste’s application to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in jeopardy, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 25. Remulla's statement was issued after Timor-Leste's Court of Appeals denied the Philippine government's plea to...
