The Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian is ready for any dirty tricks that disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano may attempt during the Senate 's special session. Sen. Panfilo "Ping” Lacson made this assurance...
The August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) has rejected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s move to compare his bloc’s political struggle in the Senate to the late opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. against the Marcos dictatorship, saying his move, at the very least is “laughable, at the very...
' Senator Joel Villanueva announced on Sunday, June 14 that he would attend a special session to be called by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. In a video message aired during the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church 's Sunday service, Villanueva acknowledged that the...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. publicly recognized Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as the leader of the Senate during the country 's 128th Independence Day celebration on Friday, June 12, signaling Malacañang 's strongest public endorsement yet of the chamber 's new leadership. Speaking...
Malacañang has rejected accusations that President Marcos is responsible for the conflicts in the Senate, stressing that the disarray in the upper chamber is due to the efforts of Vice President Sara Duterte’s allies to shield her from impeachment. Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Thursday, June 11 that the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a petititon filed by a teacher with regards to the Senate leadership dispute only shows that it was “not justiciable.” “Some people misunderstand it. The petition is not justiciable,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 10, said the ongoing Senate leadership dispute reflects a broader lack of direction in government, criticizing what she described as “weak” leadership from Malacañang. Speaking to reporters in General Santos City, Duterte said the controversy in...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, June 9 warned there is a growing frustation within the armed services that could pose a risk if unscrupulous and power-hungry destablizers will exploit it. Lacson, former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, cited “sketchy and raw” information...
Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian announced on Tuesday, June 9 a remote work set-up for the Upper Chamber’s employees from Wednesday to Friday this week to pave way for a security assessment within the Senate’s premises in light of a potential security...
Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 9 has shot down proposals for a possible power-sharing deal in the Senate to solve the leadership deadlock in the Upper Chamber. Gatchalian said it was clear who was elected as the Senate President Pro Tempore and eventually designated as...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, June 8 asserted he is the legal Senate President and therefore, will be the presiding officer in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Cayetano, in a hastily called press briefing, said he has to assert his standing as the Senate impeachment...
The camp of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is now pushing for a possible interim administrative arrangements with the new Senate majority group led by Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. This proposal was raised in a letter by Jose Luis Montales, who was Senate secretary under Cayetano’s...
