Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares has filed a position paper before the Senate, asking the Upper Chamber to immediately convene as an impeachment court and expedite the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares submits a position paper to the Office of...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros has expressed her support on views calling for the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court and start the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
"Patayin natin ang mga senador ngayon, para mabakante (Let's just kill the senators now to create vacancies)." (Screenshot from PDP-Laban's Facebook page) For former President Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps this is what must be done for the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban)...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, February 10, confirmed that all the 215 signatures in the verified impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte that was submitted by the House of Representatives to the Upper Chamber are all “wet signatures.” Escudero said...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is bound to lose credibility if he continues to defer calling for a special session that would enable the Senate to tackle the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former Senate president Franklin Drilon pointed this...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate won’t make moves to hasten the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte by asking the President to call for a special session to tackle the Articles of Impeachment sent to the Upper Chamber by the House of Representatives....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., can call for a special session of the Congress to tackle the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former Senate president Franklin Drilon pointed this out in light of the Senate’s receipt of the Articles of Impeachment during...
The Senate on Wednesday, February 5 adjourned its plenary session without taking up the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The Articles of Impeachment against the vice president was received by Senate Secretary Renato Bantug in the afternoon but was not reported...
The Senate on Wednesday, February 5 formally received the verified copies of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, just a few hours after over one-third of lawmakers of the House of Representatives voted to impeach the vice president. The Senate formally received the...
Citing its importance for economic development, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) has expressed full support for a Senate measure aimed at modernizing the country’s mining fiscal regime. Senate Bill (SB) No. 2826, or the “Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure prohibiting the export of raw minerals in a bid to develop local industries, create higher-value goods, and generate more jobs in the country. Senate Bill No. 2826, if signed into law, will take effect after five years,...
The Senate has adopted a resolution commemorating the life and legacy of veteran actress Gloria Romero, who passed away on January 25 at 91 years old. Senator Grace Poe, sponsor of Senate Resolution No. 1287, described Romero as a “cultural institution” when the measure was...
