Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos on Friday, June 19 to remember that the best tribute to Dr. Jose Rizal would be to live a life of purpose and to make sure that justice and truth are non-negotiable. Legarda made the call as the nation commemorates the 165th birth anniversary of Dr. José Rizal...
Past and present leaders of the House quad committee (quad-comm) have expressed relief that there are no more impediments to the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, following Senator Sherwin Gatchalian 's formal ascension as Senate President. Manila 6th district Rep....
President Marcos sees no issue on the possibility of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero being selected as the presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Marcos said this, dismissing the criticisms Escudero received during his previous role as presiding judge over the...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson rebuked what he considered an attempt by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to deflect accountability on the issue of P700 million in wasted taxpayers’ money during his 28-day stint as Senate leader. Cayetano, in yet another lengthy Facebook Live, had claimed, among other...
A congratulatory message from Bianca Manalo to her former partner, Sen. Win Gatchalian, after his election as Senate President drew mixed reactions from netizens, with online discussions focusing more on interpreting the post than the political development itself. In her Instagram Stories, Manalo...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, which began on Thursday, June 18, will resume next week after both camps were unable to complete the marking of documentary evidence during the first day of proceedings. Duterte’s defense team spokesperson...
The House prosecution panel has highlighted on Thursday, June 18 respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's absence in the pre-trial conference for her own Senate impeachment trial. Prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano 's bloc has seemingly abandoned the 18 ex-bodyguards who have been creating noise as bagmen under the flood control projects corruption scandal. Thus, said Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante in a statement Thursday, June 18, two days after the...
At least P700-million in taxpayers ' money were wasted in the 28 days that disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano headed the Upper Chamber, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said Thursday, June 18. Lacson said the lowest period in the Senate included the shooting inside the premises...
The Senateflix is over, hopefully. Newly-installed Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian made this assurance on Thursday, June 18 as he welcomed the move of some members of the minority to reach out to the majority bloc during the Special Session on Wednesday. Gatchalian, in a press briefing at...
The debate on whether or not the conviction vote threshold should be lowered in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial is no reason to delay the conduct of the trial itself. Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro had this to say Thursday, June 18, as...
The Senate impeachment court on Thursday, June 18, formally began the pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate Secretary and Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr., alongside Deputy Clerks of Court Atty. Marivic Laurel-Garcia and Atty. Maria Valentina Cruz,...