Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Saturday, Sept. 20, said that the ongoing revelations in the flood control corruption probe point to even larger anomalies that took place 2016 to 2022 under the Duterte administration. In a radio interview over at Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Sotto...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Monday, Sept. 15, denied talks within the minority bloc regarding a supposed plan to hatch a coup and change the leadership in the Upper Chamber. "Hindi. Wala. Walang pinag-uusapan na ganoon (No. Nothing. Nothing like that is being discussed)," she said in a press...
Detained former Bulacan first district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez has been brought back to the Senate on Monday, September 15. This, after the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 112 heard the writ of amparo petition that his camp filed asking for a temporary protection order and to be...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Sunday, September 14 that he will formally ask President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify the proposed Independent People’s Commission as urgent to expedite the passage of the bill. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1215 primarily...
Faky Breaky News. This was how Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson branded on Sunday, September 14 a supposed report claiming that another Senate leadership change is in the works. Lacson is referring to a post by “OneTV Philippines” posted at 9:12 PM Saturday, with the...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday rejected insinuations that his friendship with House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other lawmakers would compromise any investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects. “There are many points he is missing. I’ve been...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III declined to sign the request from former Blue Ribbon Chairperson Senator Rodante Marcoleta for spouses Pacifico and Cezarah to be placed under the Witness Protection Program. In a statement from Sotto 's office Wednesday night, Sept. 10, it was statef...
The Senate on Wednesday, September 10 ordered that former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez be transferred to the Pasay City Jail. This, after the Senate Minority bloc, led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano moved to question Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, Sept. 10, said candidates in the recent elections who allegedly received campaign funds from government contractors should, at the very least, explain the matter, noting that the law prohibits such contributions. “Sana nag-ingat,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson will replace Senator Rodante Marcoleta as the chairperson of the premier Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. This was confirmed by newly-elected Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III in a Viber message late Monday night, Aug. 8, after he was asked...
Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday, September 8 was elected as the new Senate President as Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero steps down from the post, following criticisms that stemmed from controversies surrounding the government’s flood control program. President Ferdinand...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Sunday, September 7 called for utmost transparency as they press that proponents of budget insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) be publicly identified. This, as Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson named an official of the Department of Public Works...
