Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, June 17 announced he is voluntarily relinquishing the chairmanship of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, one of the most powerful panels in the Upper Chamber. Lacson made the manifestation hours after the Senate majority formally elected Sen....
The Senate is considering filing legal charges against former congressman Mike Defensor for announcing a supposed Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control anomalies online despite having no authority. Acting Senate President and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian pointed to...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, June 14 that whoever is behind the possible destabilization plot involving the 18 former soldiers cannot undermine the professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lacson noted that they...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, June 9 warned there is a growing frustation within the armed services that could pose a risk if unscrupulous and power-hungry destablizers will exploit it. Lacson, former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, cited “sketchy and raw” information...
Senator Erwin Tulfo will lead the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects on Monday, June 8. Tulfo, in an interview last Friday, had said that his committee will invite the 18 former military personnel who claimed to have delivered...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, June 7 apologized about his heated outbursts and threats against senators whom he earlier criticized for attending what he called a “fake” Blue Ribbon Committee hearing last Thursday, June 4. “Over the past few days, we witnessed intense tension and...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Friday, June 5, warned of impending legal consequences for those who gave “testimonies” as well as other participants during what he considered a "bogus" Blue Ribbon Committee hearing led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Secretariat and stenographers were not...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1 finally surrendered to authorities as he vowed not to yield to any threats seeking to undermine the leadership of newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Speaking to the media before surrendering to officials of the Philippine...
Embattled Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano announced on Friday, May 29 the creation of a Blue Ribbon Subcommittee that will continue the Upper Chamber’s investigation on the anomalous flood control projects. Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, one of the vice chairman assigned by the new majority bloc,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Friday, May 29, he will be posting bail as it is a legal remedy that is available to him now. Estrada made the statement before going to the Sandiganbayan to post bail over his graft case which is in connection to his involvement in the alleged anomalous flood...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Thursday, May 28 said he is prepared to exhaust all legal remedies in fighting another battle in court. This, after the Office of the Ombudsman formally filed plunder and graft cases against him and several others in connection to his alleged involvement in the...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, May 21 expressed "double relief" after a new senator has been named as the new chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Earlier, the Senate elected Sen. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano as the new blue ribbon panel chairperson, a week after her...
