Senator Imee Marcos called the detainment of Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Ambassador Markus Lacanilao a "gentle slap on the wrist". Photo from the Senate’s Office of the Sergeant at Arms (OSAA) In a statement on Tuesday, April 22, Marcos said that Lacanilao should have been detained...
Senator Imee Marcos fired back at Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, April 15, calling him “ambisyoso” (ambitious) in response to his remarks urging her not to use the Senate for her own political objectives. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Esucdero and Senator Imee Marcos...
Amid the brewing tension between Senator Imee Marcos and Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero over a contempt order against a resource person in the hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, April 11, called for “cooler heads” and a...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero told Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, April 11, not to use the Senate as a platform for her political objectives and instead urge her to use her name, title, and influence as a bridge toward unity, not a wedge for division. Senate President Francis "Chiz"...
Senator Imee Marcos expressed her disappointment after Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero refused to sign a contempt order against one of the resource persons during a Senate panel inquiry that she led on Thursday, April 10. Senator Imee Marcos presides over the Senate Committee on Foreign...
Members of the Cabinet on Thursday, April 3 snubbed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ second public hearing on the government’s move to surrender former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Not a single secretary, including their representatives,...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied on Thursday, March 20, participation in any so-called "conspiracy" that led to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año attends the motu proprio hearing Thursday, March 20, 2025 conducted by the...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that while he appreciates Senator Imee Marcos’ initiative to conduct a Senate inquiry into the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, such move is already too late. Sen. Christopher...
Among the main agendas for the looming Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is to clarify the involvement including the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), as well as the various government...
Senator Imee Marcos is seeking to conduct an urgent Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, which, for her, is an issue that has "deeply divided the nation". Former President Rodrigo Duterte appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing via video...
Once the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippine government gets the concurrence of the Senate, it would then pave the way for joint military exercises. Sec. Gilbert Teodoro of the Department of National Defense deems it necessary to enter into an agreement with...
Senator Imee Marcos laid out three areas to focus on with the imminent return of President-elect Donald Trump, considering the substantial shifts in U.S. policies, particularly those that could impact immigration, defense, and geopolitical interests. “Let’s not wait for the hammer to...
