Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Sunday, February 23 that the Senate cannot hold a special session on its own. Escudero said this in an interview on Radio DZBB, in response to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III's recent statement wherein he stated that the Senate...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Friday, Feb. 21, that he will consult his fellow senators if they want to or are available for a caucus to discuss Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero speaks at a press conference on Wednesday,...
Mayor Abby Binay “Ako po ang magiging boses ninyo pagdating sa Senado.” This is the pledge of Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay to the public on Thursday, Feb. 20. She cited her long experience in addressing basic needs of the people as the mayor of Makati City and as...
Will the upper chamber proceed with the impeachment soon or not? For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel this may very well be settled once Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero calls for a caucus to direct all the senators' attention to Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment...
Senators on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 slammed the alleged reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high school (SHS) voucher program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 1316, asking...
It would be illegal, according to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to convene the Senate as an impeachment court while the Congress is not in session. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero answers questions during a press conference Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in a...
Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares has filed a position paper before the Senate, asking the Upper Chamber to immediately convene as an impeachment court and expedite the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares submits a position paper to the Office of...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros has expressed her support on views calling for the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court and start the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has written a letter to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero emphasizing the constitutional mandate requiring the Senate to act “forthwith” on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a letter dated Feb. 14, Pimentel cited...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a person's "obsession" with the topic of death and killing is a worrying sign of a serious personality disorder. Although the senator was not specifically referring to anyone, he brought this up when asked about former president Rodrigo...
"Patayin natin ang mga senador ngayon, para mabakante (Let's just kill the senators now to create vacancies)." (Screenshot from PDP-Laban's Facebook page) For former President Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps this is what must be done for the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban)...
Vice President Sara Duterte has officially endorsed on Thursday, Feb. 13, the senatorial bets of her father’s Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte at the “Pahalipay sa Pasko,” an annual...
