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There has been an attempt to oust Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III for announcing his plan to run for vice president, Senator Panfilo Lacson bared on Saturday, July 24.

Senators are not only expecting President Duterte to tout his accomplishments in the last five years, but also his plans to jumpstart the Philippines’ recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic beyond his term.

TV host Willie Revillame recently revealed news reporters have been asking to interview him relating to his alleged plan to join politics.

Its final, the House of Representatives will adopt the Senate version of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) tax bill as congressmen underscored the need to immediately raise P13.4 billion from POGO operators to further boost government’s financial capability in fighting the COVID 19 pandemic.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III has assured that he and his colleagues will not abandon their duties in the upper chamber when campaigns for the 2022 national and local elections have started.

Senators on Wednesday, July 21 urged the government to put in place stricter mechanisms anew to prevent coronavirus (COVID-19) cases of the more infectious Delta variant in the Philippines from rising to dangerous levels and put the country’s health system and economy at risk once again.

The Senate on Wednesday, July 21, declared an early dismissal of work due to the heavy rains and flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat”, enhanced by typhoon “Fabian”.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, July 19, called on his fellow senators to attend their plenary sessions in person when they resume sessions next week.

Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, July 19, called on his colleagues in the Congress to pass the bill that would protect freelance workers after the reported suspension of a number of food delivery riders who demanded better salaries.

Senators are more inclined to include COVID-19 assistance packages in the 2022 national budget instead of passing a third Bayanihan law.

Senator Leila de Lima is urging the Senate to look into the validity of the reported planned merger of two state-owned banks—the Landbank of the Philippines (Landbank) and United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB)—as well as into the anomalies that may arise if the government’s plan proceeds.

Amid whispers of a possible stab at the senatorial race in the May 2022 national polls, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III appears to be eyeing an active stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Government Group instead.

Senator Joel Villanueva confirmed on Thursday, July 15, that he is considering running for reelection next year.

The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has approved a bill that would protect delivery riders against hoax orders and cancellations.

Widowed after assassins executed her husband three years ago, a congresswoman claimed on Monday, July 12 that she has become the latest target of an assassination plot to be carried out by a “gun-for-hire” group operating in La Union.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 8 urged the Senate to include the investigation into the C-130 plane crash that killed more than 50 persons—mostly soldiers—in its priority legislative agenda when Congress resumes sessions on July 26.

Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday that he might run for senator again in the 2022 elections but he only wants one candidate from their family to run for the position.

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque hoped that God will finally allow him to run for senator in the 2022 elections, saying God told him that someone from Central Luzon might be needed in the Senate.