Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said on Tuesday, May 12 that he was not personally receiving his salary and allowances during the six months he was absent from the Senate. Dela Rosa clarified it was his secretary claiming it for him during the first few months but he was not getting it...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, May 12, that they were caught off guard by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda’s sudden move to shift political alignment in the Senate. This was amid the leadership change on Monday, May 11, which led to Senate President Alan Peter...
The House of Representatives on Monday night, May 11 formally ordered the transmittal to the Senate of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte after its historic adoption in plenary session. The move came a few hours after the House voted 257-25-9 (yes-no-abstain) to impeach...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte at the soonest possible time. In a statement on Tuesday, May 12, CBCP President and Lipa Archbishop Gilbert A. Garcera said the House of...
Re-elected Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Tuesday, May 12 expressed readiness to buckle down to work as she vowed to work amicably with the newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, members of the majority bloc, as well as the minority bloc. “As Senate President Pro...
Vice President Sara Duterte did not dwell much on the change in Senate leadership, saying it was the decision of the majority of the senators. Asked in an interview in The Hague on May 11 whether she had an opinion on the change in Senate leadership, Sara Duterte said she had little to say other...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday night May 11, said that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) decided not to pursue the arrest of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa within Senate premises. In an interview, Cayetano said NBI Director Melvin Matibag informed him that...
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...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11, said the "burden now rests on the accusers" to prove their allegations after the plenary transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. In an official statement, Duterte’s legal team said they are aware of the action taken...
Armed with an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV on Monday, May 11, said that he went to the Senate after Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa allegedly challenged him to accompany authorities if an arrest were to be carried...
Voting 13-9-2, the Senate on Monday, May 11 voted to oust Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and elected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate President. The leadership change took effect as the House of Representatives were moving to vote on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara...
Angry, bloodied, and catching his breath, Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa made a surprise return in the Upper Chamber on Monday, May 11, just in time for a change in leadership in the Senate. A visibly irked Dela Rosa said that he had to wrestle his way back to the plenary floor since he was...
