It 's almost time. The 11-strong House prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impending impeachment trial formally entered its appearance before the Senate impeachment court at 5:32 p.m. Monday, May 18--the same day the senator-judges took their oath and convened as a tribunal....
With the formation of the new majority bloc under Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, some senators from the new minority bloc were stripped of their committee chairmanships after new ones were designated. Senator Risa Hontiveros loses chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Health and...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa does not want to be kidnapped. Senator Robinhood Padilla said this to reporters on Monday, May 18, when asked why the senator is hiding despite the absence of an arrest warrant against him. "Basta ako Si Bato ayaw niyang makidnap (What I know is Bato does not want...
Malacañang has reminded senators, who will serve as judges for Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, to remember that they are serving the people and not one person alone. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro refused on Monday, May 18, to judge...
A resolution commending the members of the media for their bravery and professionalism during the shooting incident within the Senate’s premises last May 13 has been filed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros. In particular, Hontiveros cited the bravery of the members of the Senate media during the three-day...
The Senate on Monday, May 18 formally convened as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This developed after Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano retained the Senate leadership despite a week of chaos in the Upper Chamber’s premises. All 23 senators were present...
Anti-cybercrime agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up the efforts to monitor social media and other online platforms amid reports of some content creators inciting violence in the wake of the recent chaos at the Senate. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. they are...
Echoing a previous statement from Senator Robin Padilla, Malacañang urged Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa to come out and face the charges against him. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Dela Rosa, who used to be the chief of the Philippine National Police...
Malacañang rejected claims that the Senate was placed under siege during last week’s shooting incident, while saying President Marcos was disappointed over developments surrounding Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s supposed escape from Senate protective custody. In her press briefing,...
The volunteer driver for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), who was arrested inside the Senate building right after the gunfire incident on May 13, yielded positive results when he was subjected to a paraffin test. But Lt. Margaret Panaga, spokesperson of the Southern Police District, was...
Personnel from the Office of the Ombudsman went to the Senate to serve the preventive suspension order against Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca and a subpoena for closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the May 13 shooting incident, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Monday, May...
Police forces in Metro Manila and other key urban areas across the country were alerted for possible protest actions and other political activities in connection with the expected convening of the Senate as an impeachment court. “The goal is always to ensure that all activities will start and end...
