Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's fellow Bicolano, Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon, doesn't believe that public...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Two ranking congressmen are contending that their colleagues in the Senate can convene as an impeachment court even without a special session called by President Marcos or a Supreme Court (SC) order....
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Friday, Feb. 21, that he will consult his fellow senators if they want to or are available for a caucus to discuss Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero speaks at a press conference on Wednesday,...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has criticized Senate President Chiz Escudero for supposedly delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Castro says the convening of an impeachment court is not contingent on public clamor, but a constitutional mandate. ...
Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, PPAB) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental--Administration senatorial bet Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has claimed that there are "four to five"...
Will the upper chamber proceed with the impeachment soon or not? For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel this may very well be settled once Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero calls for a caucus to direct all the senators' attention to Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, February 19 that the best way to express ones opinion regarding former president Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades is through the ballot. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero during a press conference on Wednesday, February...
It would be illegal, according to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to convene the Senate as an impeachment court while the Congress is not in session. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero answers questions during a press conference Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in a...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros has expressed her support on views calling for the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court and start the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has written a letter to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero emphasizing the constitutional mandate requiring the Senate to act “forthwith” on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a letter dated Feb. 14, Pimentel cited...
The measure seeking to recognize the rights of Muslims to bury their departed ones in accordance with their beliefs and tradition is now up for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signature, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. Escudero said this after the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, February 11 rejected assumptions the criminal cases that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed against Vice President Sara Duterte will affect the impeachment proceedings. Escudero thumbed down such scenario during a...
