Commissioner Monina Arevalo Zenarosa of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the Senate’s initiative to propose the “Abogado Para sa Bayan” bill that would provide scholarships for deserving students who want to pursue legal education. As a retired Court of Appeals associate...
The seven “solid” senators who stood behind the leadership of ousted Senate president Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is now mulling joining the Senate minority bloc. They call themselves as the 'Solid 7' or the group that openly expressed their support to Sen. Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's after...
The Senate won’t be a rubber stamp of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration even under his watch, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, May 23. Escudero made the assurance a few days after the changes in the Senate leadership took effect...
Senator Grace Poe will now head the Senate Committee on Finance, while Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara will now lead the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This, after Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero took the helm of the Senate leadership last Monday, May 20, triggering...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos have invited senators and their spouses for a casual dinner in Malacañang following the shakeup in the upper house early this week. CASUAL DINNER — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos invite senators...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said on Wednesday that the election of Sen. Francis Joseph "Chiz" G. Escudero as Senate President was a golden moment for Bicol. SALCEDA (FB) Salceda said that Escudero's "transformative leadership as...
The sudden change in the Senate leadership isn’t something new. It had happened in the past, the most controversial of which was the ouster of then Senate President Jovito Salonga in 1991. On Monday, May 20, 2024, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri stepped down as Senate president, paving...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he was "dumbfounded" after finding out that Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa supported the move to unseat him as the Senate President. "Alam mo, I thought I've seen strange things in my political career, and this happens to be the strangest. Kung kahapon ako...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (left), Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (PPAB, Facebook) The House of Representatives had nothing to do with the decision to replace erstwhile Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri. ...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Arnold Quizol/MB file photo) Visibly emotional during the change of Senate leadership on Monday, May 20, it turns out that Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa cried for failing to "win the war" for Sen. Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri. This was disclosed by the senator himself...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero Ranking members of the House of Representatives have welcomed the election of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as the new Senate President. House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako...
Newly-installed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, May 21, admitted that he was the one who initiated the move to replace Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri. Earlier, Zubiri said he got wind of moves to replace him Wednesday of last week. In an interview before the...
