Despite the majority bloc 's absence from plenary sessions for two straight days, Senator Imee Marcos insisted on Wednesday, May 3, that they are "continuously working". This is her response to her brother, President Marcos ' call for the Upper Chamber to return to work. The President...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, June 3, questioned the legitimacy of the current Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, which he described it as a "bastard" panel due to what he claimed was an insufficient number of members under existing rules. During an interview on Balitanghali, Tulfo said the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla maintained that he meant no disrespect during a confrontation with Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. The incident happened during the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada at the Senate for a case of...
After weeks of avoiding direct public remarks on the impeachment case against her, Vice President Sara Duterte has finally broken her silence, issuing a strongly worded statement on the “current state” of the nation amid escalating political tensions and reiterating her claim that efforts to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has found "unacceptable" the continued "boycott" of Senate plenary sessions that she says is being led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano himself. "Yung (The) boycott? Wow! Totally unacceptable. Trabaho namin magsa-batas, mag-imbestiga, gumawa ng budget, mag-conduct ng...
Additional police forces will be deployed at the main gate and other areas near the Senate in anticipation of the influx of more protesters amid the ongoing tension between majority and minority senators. Calls for Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign are growing and the Philippine...
Human rights advocates and various cause-oriented groups filed on Wednesday, June 3, a case of obstruction of justice against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla in connection with the May 14 escape of fellow senator Ronald ‘Bato” Dela Rosa before the Office of the Ombudsman. Aside...
President Marcos said the events that unfolded in the Senate over the past few days have thrown the chamber and its leadership into disarray, prompting him to call for the resumption of work in the upper chamber. "Get back to work. Because it’s important, ang dami nating kailangang gawin (we have...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez has been invited by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to the continuation of the panel’s hearing on the flood control scam. Sen. Pia Cayetano, the new Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson, said they have formally issued invitations to...
The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) issued an urgent appeal to the Senate on Tuesday, June 2, demanding the immediate resumption of regular legislative proceedings and the swift organization of its standing committees to avert a prolonged economic and institutional...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, June 2 disclosed that members of the minority bloc had planned to remove key committees from the majority bloc. Cayetano, speaking in a Facebook livestream, said this is why the Senate majority bloc, under his leadership, has decided not to show up...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co believes Filipinos have had enough of Vice President Sara Duterte 's criticisms on the impeachment process amid the respondent 's supposed attempts to escape accountability. "She is simply beating around the bush and weaponzing bureaucratic technicalities...
