The 11-strong House prosecution team in the case of the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte is knee-deep in its preparations ahead of Monday’s convening of the Senate as an imeachment court. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, the House prosecution panel is now preparing motions,...
The family of former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, who also served as chief presidential legal counsel under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said the late statesman’s legacy and decades of public service should not be invoked only when “convenient” or “politically useful.” In a...
Newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano insisted on Thursday, May 14 that the Senate indeed was under attack on Wednesday night. A visibly irked Cayetano reiterated his belief during a press briefing at the Senate after confirming that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, who is under...
After days of sheltering inside the Senate amid fears of arrest linked to the arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa quietly slipped out of the Senate complex early Thursday, May 14, hours after the confusion and gunfire that erupted between Senate...
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...
The Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18, for the eventual trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano announced on Thursday, May 14, the chamber 's move to start the impeachment proceedings following the receipt of the...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano is asking the government to respond to the tense situation at the Senate, which has been marked by multiple gunshots within its building. He made the call in a Facebook live post inside his office on Wednesday night, May 13, after the shots were fired. He also...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano admitted on Wednesday, May 13 that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was in his car before coming up to the premises of the Upper Chamber to join Monday’s plenary session. Cayetano made this admission right after his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, in a privilege...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday, May 13 that he finds Senate Resolution No. 395, which calls on Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to voluntarily surrender to authorities, as rude. “May konting kabastusan yung resolution (The resolution is a bit rude). I don’t...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, May 13 expressed belief the Cayetano siblings were the only senators aware that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is due to arrive at the Senate last Monday in time for the Senate leadership change voting. Lacson said Dela Rosa supposedly rode the...
House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has described the new Senate majority bloc as mostly DDS, or diehard Duterte supporters. De Lima gave this candid remark in a chance interview with reporters Tuesday, May 12--a day after a Senate coup d...
The Senate is going viral for the wrong reasons. Some members of the new Senate minority bloc on Tuesday, May 12 expressed their deepest concern on the recent untoward events that happened within the Upper Chamber. Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Senate has now become a laughingstock and an...
