Senator Rodante Marcoleta has raised a “constitutional alarm,” warning that the continued designation of several Cabinet officials in an acting capacity undermines constitutional checks and balances and weakens accountability in government. In a privilege speech delivered on Wednesday, January...
The Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 27, suggested studying the possibility of recommending to the President to declare a Chinese Embassy official persona non grata, following a new social media post undermining Philippine senators. This is amid a Senate resolution signed by several senators condemning...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson disclosed on Tuesday, Jan. 27, that the Senate is discussing possible options to address the prolonged absence of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, including a proposal that could involve suspending his salary, subject to Senate rules and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa is still absent as the plenary session of the Senate resumed on Monday, January 26. Dela Rosa has been absent from the Senate since November 2025, when Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla claimed that a warrant of arrest had already been issued by the International...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Saturday, Jan. 24, expressed his optimism for the proposed measures in Congress that seek to reform the country 's prevailing party-list system. In an interview with Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Sotto says this is one of the measures that President...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday, Jan. 29, that the minority bloc 's so-called "minority report" on the Blue Ribbon panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control has no value and is just a piece of paper. He explained in a phone interview that a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, Jan. 14, dared Senator Imee Marcos to produce evidence that will directly link her cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, to the anomalous flood control scandal. During the Kapihan Sa Senado media briefing, Lacson said that...
Senator Imee Marcos said on Tuesday, Jan. 26, that calling the 2026 national budget the cleanest is prone to challenge and that, in her view, it is “certainly the sneakiest.” In a television interview on ANC, Marcos explained why she refused to sign the budget measure, describing it as a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Friday, Dec. 26, that it 's too early for Malacañang to brand claims related to multibillion-peso budget insertions as "hearsay", as he called for a genuine inter-agency investigation into claims linking Cabinet officials to the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that senators who were elected in the May midterm polls can 't be among those who had budget insertions in the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The insertion allegations were made by...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that due to security concerns, there will be no holiday furlough for contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II and three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers detained at the Senate in connection...
The Senate on Monday, Dec. 22, moved to amend its legislative calendar to give more time for the preparation, printing, and ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the proposed P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for fiscal year 2026. During the plenary session,...
