Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon made a rather cryptic--but clearly comedic--post on Facebook Friday, June 5 wherein he uploaded a photo of a luggage ("maleta") filled with ripe mangoes and a wig collection for men. This was a day after Ridon ' name and those of other House members...
Amid criticism over its absence from a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said its official representative was unable to attend after being denied entry at a Senate security checkpoint. The clarification came after Senator Rodante Marcoleta hit the OMB over its...
Current and former House members whose names were implicated to supposed playoffs during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday, June 4 said the claims were simply meant to distract from the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The sub-committee hearing--presided...
As the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the alleged flood control scandal proceeded on Thursday, June 4, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies insisted that a rival group of senators, or the new majority, had no authority to reorganize the committee 's leadership. Opening the...
Like a loyal bunch of friends, Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta, and Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Eli San Fernando defended erstwhile Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga until the bitter end. Barzaga, the self-styled cat-solon...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, June 2, he did not see a single senator from the minority bloc offer words of encouragement to Senator Jinggoy Estrada as he faced arrest. "Sana man lang isa sa kanila o dalawa, tatlo man lang nandoon para alam mo na, kahit kortesiya lang, 'Sen....
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has clarified that the Senate minority--dubbed SB-11 (Solid Bloc 11)--has no problem with debating on the chamber’s rules, only with railroading or "fastbreaking" the process. "Nothing is wrong about debating on any motion, resolution or measure. What is wrong is...
Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V corrected his colleague, SAGiP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta on Friday, May 29 regarding the latter 's claim that virtual voting had always been permitted in the House of Representatives. Ortega gave context to this emergency-based...
Ranking House members have expressed their reservations about the online participation rule that 's being pushed by the new Senate majority particularly in view of the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Giving their two cents on the matter Wednesday, May 27 are...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Wednesday, May 27, said the minority bloc may elevate to the Supreme Court (SC) its objections to the proposed Senate rule change on allowing online participation in the chamber’s proceedings. “If we are not able to stop it,” Sotto said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, on Wednesday, May 27, rejected comparisons between the Senate majority’s current push for videoconferencing in Senate proceedings and a 2021 appeal that sought former senator Leila de Lima 's participation while she was detained. In a statement, Hontiveros said the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta denied accusations that the majority bloc was railroading a proposed amendment to the rules that would allow online participation in Senate proceedings, following a walkout staged by minority senators during plenary debates. Speaking to reporters after plenary session on...
