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...
An embarrassing moment for the Senate. That 's how Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre described the events in Senate plenary on Monday, May 25 when Senator Imee Marcos presented a video alleging a Charter change (Cha-cha) plot in Congress amid the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President...
Malacañang said it will not make any prejudgment in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. "Ang Malacañang, ang Palasyo at ang Pangulo ay hindi po magbibigay ng anumang prejudgment (Malacañang, the Palace, and the President will not issue any form of prejudgment)," Palace...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano 's description of the previous Duterte administration 's drug war as a "pro-life campaign" despite thousands of reported deaths didn 't sit well with Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante. “Let me remind SP Cayetano that we are...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) called on the Senate to remain non-partisan in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, warning that pursuing political interests could further damage public trust in the...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has brushed off any controversy in the changes to panel chairmanships in the chamber, saying such movements are a "regular" thing. In particular, Adiong rejected the claim that members of the House were stripped...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto on Sunday, May 24 refuted Sen. Imee Marcos’ claim of a supposed plot to hold a constituent assembly (con-ass) in a bid to block Vice President Sara Duterte’s presidential bid in the 2028 elections. Sotto’s denial comes a few days after Sen....
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is so confident about the strength of the evidence against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte, he knows that only fake news has a chance of disrupting it. “Sa lakas ng ebidensya, ang...
The senators and their biased will also be "on trial" during the actual hearings against impeachment respondent, Vice President Sara Duterte. Thus, said House prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co over the weekend, as she noted that the senator-judges '...
The potential installation of a new Senate President--be it Senator Sherwin Gatchalian or somebody else--will not affect the strength of the prosecution 's case in the Senate impeachment trial of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. Thus, said Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
House Deputy Speaker Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun says the 2028 "no election" scenario and other rumors being floated by Senator Imee Marcos are simply meant to deflect from the real central issue, which is Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial. “Walang katotohanan ang...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has slammed senator-judge Imee Marcos for floating rumors on alleged moves to extend President Marcos ' term and preventing the 2028 elections from taking place. “Senator Imee should stop alarming the public with unfounded stories and political fiction. The...