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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...

House Deputy Speaker Zambales 1st Rep. Jay Khonghun rebuked members of the Senate majority bloc for supposedly being poor role models to the Filipino youth. This was mainly due to the majority senators ' proposal to allow remote participation and voting for senators who may be absent or facing...

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...