Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and eight other senators asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, June 16, to declare null and void all the resolutions passed by 12 senators, led by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, during their June 3 session. In a petition, Cayetano and his group also asked the SC to...
The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed for lack of legal standing the petition filed to declare legal and constitutional the quorum of 12 senators during their session last June 3. Dismissed during the SC’s full court session on Wednesday, June 10, was the petition filed by John Barry T. Tayam -- a...
Amid the sudden influx of legal luminaries on social media, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) broke its silence and took a stand on whether or not the June 3 session was legal. The IBP is a national organization of lawyers created to elevate the standards of the legal profession in the...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada on Thursday, June 4, questioned the validity of the quorum used during the Senate session that led to the election of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate President Pro Tempore, insisting that the chamber should still count all 24 senators in determining...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center), in black poses with his fellow congressmen during the BPSF-Eastern Visayas (Speaker’s office) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House of Representatives members could have held a well-attended...
The proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) is so contentious that there should always be a quorum in the Senate if and when the time finally comes to discuss it in the upper chamber. Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III (Facebook) Thus, said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on...
