The Senate is financially capable to hold the possible impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should it be transmitted finally to the Upper Chamber, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. According to Lacson, only P500,000 had been spent out of a P27-million...
Senator Imee Marcos is no stranger to posting short-form video content on political topics, but this time she channeled her inner Miranda Priestly to recreate a well-known scene from The Devil Wears Prada, while also portraying her assistant, Andrea Sachs. In the video, Marcos alternates between...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to present the panel 's Chairman 's Progress Report on the flood control scandal in a privilege speech when the Senate resumes regular sessions on May 4, 2026. In a statement on Monday, April 27, Lacson said his privilege...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta had his reasons for withholding his signature from the preliminary report of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on alleged anomalies in flood control projects, including his questions about its preparation and completeness. In a radio interview on DZBB, Marcoleta said he is...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, April 27 warned that the government may need an emergency supplemental budget higher than the P52.8-billion she earlier proposed if the Middle East conflict and the subsequent oil crisis extends to May and beyond. In a radio interview, Hontiveros said the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson reminded his colleagues to observe proper conduct as potential senator-judges, should the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte be transmitted to the Senate. In a DZBB radio interview, Lacson stressed the need for senators to be...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, April 26 called on Congress to fast track the review and revision of the Oil Deregulation Law, noting that some existing provisions of the are disadvantageous to most Filipinos. "The government is limited by the law from controlling or dictating oil prices,” Tulfo...
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV has filed a measure seeking to address gaps in the country’s anti-drunk and drugged driving law in a bid to protect young Filipinos who are among the most vulnerable to road crashes. Aquino introduced Senate Bill No. 2068 that seeks to amend existing Anti-Drunk and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 24 renewed her push for a legislative inquiry into the state of the country’s existing solid waste management framework in light of the fire that broke out at a landfill in Navotas last April 10. Hontiveros said it is imperative for the Senate to conduct...
Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend the April 29 hearing of the House Committee on Justice on the impeachment complaints filed against her, her legal team said. At a press conference on April 23, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa confirmed that Duterte would maintain her decision not...
The legal defense team of Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 23, pushed back against allegations raised in recent proceedings, asserting that the claims would not withstand proper scrutiny in a formal impeachment trial before the Senate. During a press conference, lawyers Atty. Michael Poa, Atty....
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is confident that his face-off with the defense team of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte will happen sooner than later. This, as the House Committee on Justice is set to hold its final hearing on the determination of probable cause in the two...
