Saying the legislature needs him, Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has asked Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson excise all thoughts about retirement. “We respectfully appeal to Sen. Lacson not to resign. The country continues to benefit from his experience, competence, integrity, and...
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...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, on Saturday, May 23, showed off his geeky side as he tried to explain the ongoing tension and controversies in the Senate to younger audiences by using names of Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) expansion packs In his Facebook livestream, Cayetano drew from the...
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 '...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, May 23, acknowledged the challenge of restoring public trust in the Senate amid controversies that have damaged the institution’s image, as he called on senators to work together to rebuild their credibility. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Gatchalian...
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...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution urging the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) to undertake comprehensive capacity-building training programs and to develop and institutionalize a formal operations manual to ensure effective security operations within the Senate of the...
If it 's not Senator Sherwin Gatchalian for Senate President, then they 're not interested. This was how Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson described the minority bloc 's support for Gatchalian to lead the upper chamber. "Sabihin na nating cast in stone ano, as of this moment. Dahil...
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...
The outspoken Akbayan Party-list Rep. Peri Cendaña finds Senator Robin Padilla 's actions and utterances about the "wanted" Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa downright amusing. “Imbes na maging palusot, nagmistulang confession ang pahayag ni Sen. Robin (Instead of being an excuse, Senator...
House impeachment trial spokesperson, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co says the prosecution panel welcomes the Senate 's tentative schedule for Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial. However, this didn 't stop Co from airing legitimate concerns about it. In a statement...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Friday, May 22, that initial findings from investigators point to a case of “trigger-happy” behavior by a member of the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) during the shooting incident inside the Senate. Lacson said this in a radio interview...