Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, Feb. 25, that he's not interested in taking up the mantle of the second highest position in the land. "Ang pangit naman nun sa panlasa. Kami ang magdedesisyon kaugnay niyan tapos yun pala interesado ako at gusto ko pala (That's in poor...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III called on Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino to "start the ball rolling" on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. “The Senate Majority Leader should now set the stage for the impeachment in keeping...
It will be "awkward" for President Marcos to call for a special session to tackle the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte sans a request from the Senate. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Mark Balmores) "The way we see it, it would be an...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), President Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) Leave President Marcos out of the issue on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Manila 1st district...
Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto Dionisio (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio says that mere common sense would tell you that the word "forthwith" means "immediately". Thus, said the...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega has called former president Rodrigo Duterte "father faker"—a word he made up with a feminine counterpart "mother faker"—for supposedly spreading fake news and disinformation about President Marcos and the administration. Ortega on...
Vice President Sara Duterte has urged Filipinos to remain vigilant against terrorism and criminality following the death of New People's Army (NPA) leader Myrna Sularte this month. Vice President Sara Duterte (Santi San Juan) Duterte said this after government troops killed the said high-ranking...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero While congressmen respect all of Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's pronouncements and opinions on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment, they certainly don't have to agree with him. And...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun has asked the would-be senator-judges to places themselves in the shoes of those who are close to the people that Vice President Sara...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday, February 23 reiterated that the power to convene Congress for a special session rests solely with the President. Congress without a special session, cannot meet to act on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte,...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Sunday, February 23 that the Senate cannot hold a special session on its own. Escudero said this in an interview on Radio DZBB, in response to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III's recent statement wherein he stated that the Senate...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's fellow Bicolano, Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon, doesn't believe that public...
