Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero scored several government agencies for their seeming lack of proper coordination to eliminate the country's remaining Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). "Dapat kasi mag-usap ang Bureau of Immigration (BI), ang Presidential Anti-Organized Crime...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday, February 27 released the proposed calendar for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press briefing, Escudero disclosed the following timeline: June 2 – Resumption of session and presentation of...
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan has his eyes on the prize if he regains a Senate seat in the 20th Congress: Bring food prices down akin to what he did when he was food security secretary during the Aquino administration. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan shares a selfie with Toni Gonzaga...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has high hopes for the Senate minority bloc once session reopens in June, expressing confidence that there is now a “fighting chance” for the Senate comeback bids of former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino. Former vice president Leni Robredo raises the...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said she hopes more senators will be part of the Senate Minority Bloc in the 20th Congress. Currently the two-manned minority bloc in the Upper Chamber is headed by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. However,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, February 26 expressed support to calls for the Senate leadership to call for a caucus to tackle the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros was echoing Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson and lawyer Barry Gutierrez questioned the Senate anew for “not” doing its job of convening as an impeachment court for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Vice President Sara Duterte and former vice presidential...
OF TREES AND FOREST In the past, I have frequently discussed how a good manager needs to be sensitive to changes in the business environment whether it be political, social or demographic. The same is true in politics. Politicians and public servants need to be responsive to...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, Feb. 25, that he's not interested in taking up the mantle of the second highest position in the land. "Ang pangit naman nun sa panlasa. Kami ang magdedesisyon kaugnay niyan tapos yun pala interesado ako at gusto ko pala (That's in poor...
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan is banking on “protest votes” in his Senate comeback bid in the May 2025 elections. Independent senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan is the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Makati event on People Power and the 2025 elections. (Photo from Pangilinan's campaign...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III called on Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino to "start the ball rolling" on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. “The Senate Majority Leader should now set the stage for the impeachment in keeping...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday, February 23 reiterated that the power to convene Congress for a special session rests solely with the President. Congress without a special session, cannot meet to act on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte,...
