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...
Bennie Boatwright is inching closer to becoming a full-pledged Filipino. The Senate bill seeking to grant the San Miguel import Filipino citizenship has been approved for its second reading on Tuesday, May 26. The upper chamber tackled the House Bill No. 6639 and Senate Bill No. 1595 and opened it...
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...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Tuesday, May 26 finally brought comic relief to an embattled Senate even after denying reports he has joined the majority bloc. In a privilege speech, Lapid refuted reports circulating on social media that he has decided to join the Senate majority bloc when he...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri apologized to the family of the late entertainment icon Inday Badiday after her name was used to illustrate the situation during Monday 's plenary session, May 26. This was during a motion he made to strike from the record the "propaganda" video presentation...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel deployed at the Senate have been cleared of any direct involvement during the May 13 shooting incident inside the building and will remain in their posts, a military spokesperson confirmed Tuesday, May 26. Capt. Marissa Martinez, spokesperson for the...
A ranking congressman has criticized what he described as a “dangerous and transparent attempt” by some senators to use the revived Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings on the flood control projects mess as a way to derail the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. TINGOG Party-list...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas in a bid to establish the ownership, quantity and registration of firearms owned by the Senate following the gunfire incident on May 13. DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the subpoena was sent to the Senate, the Philippine...
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...
The ongoing commotion at the Senate became so theatrical that it even revived the name of Inday Badiday , one of the biggest figures in Philippine showbiz history. During a heated Senate exchange, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri referenced the late talk show queen while describing the “circus”...
Despite the recent political tension that gripped the Upper Chamber, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano urged fellow senators—both from the majority and the minority—to focus on national priorities and help maintain an “independent Senate.” In a privilege speech on Monday, May 25,...
