Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro sees no problem with Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian presiding over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, even if he 's not a lawyer. Luistro, the lead House prosecutor in the upcoming trial, expressed...
The new Senate leadership is considering calling for a special session in order to approve all pending legislative measures and solve the plight of a number of Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) generals and foreign service officers, whose confirmation before the Commission on Appointments (CA)...
Despite the current leadership dispute in the Senate, Malacañang said it will recognize the leadership of Senate President pro tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. Whatever message Gatchalian relays to Malacañang will be the version it will acknowledge, Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, June 4 said he will be acting as the presiding officer of the impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Gatchalian confirmed this during a press briefing at the Senate, a day after the new majority bloc amended the rules...
Ranking House of Representatives members view as a positive development the latest upheaval at the Senate--which has led to the installation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Acting Senate President. Leading Gatchalian 's well-wishers in the lower chamber was none other than House Speaker...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is no longer the Senate President. This was according to the newly formed 12-member majority bloc, after the Senate, with 12 senators present, voted to declare all leadership positions vacant during Wednesday 's, June 3, plenary session. The move came after the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has been elected as the new Senate President Pro Tempore and is now acting as the Senate President. This, after 12 senators made the move to finally convene the Senate after two days of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano-led group’s boycott. Gatchalian, replaced Sen. Loren...
Malacañang said it respects the decision of the new Senate majority to install Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate president following the latest leadership shakeup in the chamber. In a statement on Wednesday, June 3, the Palace said the change in leadership...
Just before the Senate went on sine die adjournment, an ethics complaint was filed against erstwhile Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano and the rest of the members of his “majority” group. The complainant, Mark Joseph G. Duque, a first year college student lodged the complaint against...
After two straight days of cancelled plenary sessions that plunged the Senate into uncertainty, the chamber finally resumed proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, following the unexpected arrival of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero. For much of the afternoon, it appeared that the Senate would once again...
Will the quest to make Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as the next Senate president push through? For Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who was ousted as Senate leader by newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano last May 11, everything depends on the numbers. Nevertheless, Sotto rejected...
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...
