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...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, May 27 criticized what he described as a “condescending” remark directed at Senator Risa Hontiveros during a heated clash over a motion allowing online participation in plenary proceedings. In a post on X, Lacson took issue with a fellow...
Members of the minority bloc walked out towards the end of the plenary session on Tuesday, May 26, after a tense argument over the proposal of Senator Rodante Marcoleta to amend the Senate rules and allow senators to participate in plenary sessions online. It was Marcoleta who proposed the...
The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, Aristotle Baluyut Viray, and Joseph Varias Espiritu. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, May 26, argued before the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division that Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Varias Espiritu and Aristotle Baluyut Viray should be barred from leaving the country pending...
Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta were elected as vice chairpersons of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. The panel, now chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano, has yet to conclude its investigation into the anomalous flood control projects that allegedly involved former and...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Monday, May 25, denounced what he described as a politically motivated complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, adding that the case was intended to intimidate independent voices in the Senate. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta said the complaint...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has sought the issuance of Precautionary Hold Departure Orders (PHDOs) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and two other individuals before the Sandiganbayan. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a respondent facing a...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro and former three-term Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers have thumbed down the notion of online participation and voting among senator-judges as far as Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is concerned. This...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro was as patient as ever when she explained to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta in plenary Monday, May 11 that there 's nothing wrong with holding impeachment proceedings during congressional break, in this case the annual summer...
Hours, after suddenly appearing at the Senate, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is now under the protective custody of the Upper Chamber. This, after newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, acted on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s motion to put their fellow senator under protective...
While Senator Rodante Marcoleta cried foul over the allegation that he sought P500 million in "allocables" from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson pointed out that he missed the most important reaction: denying it. "He...
