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Hayss! Di na makapag-function ng maayos ang Senado, puro gulo na lang. Sino pa paniniwalaan natin?

Kumusta mga kababayan and fellow forum lurkers. I’m posting as a conservative who believes in law and order, strong institutions, and national stability. I support policies that prioritize economic growth, sovereignty, and the rule of law over personality politics. Like many who appreciated the...

Robin Padilla's unnumbered resolution, filed on Monday afternoon, was not accepted by the Senate’s Bills and Index Section, as the 19th Congress had already adjourned sine die on June 11, according to a press release from his office on Tuesday. The office cited Rule 44 of the Senate Rules, which...

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Bato dela Rosa said on Wednesday, June 4, that he was the source of the draft Senate resolution seeking to dismiss Vice President Sara Duterte‘s impeachment case. “That’s my own initiative. Galing lang ‘yan sa akin,” Dela Rosa told reporters when asked about the...

Go said their group which also includes Duterte-allied senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, and Robin Padilla, and senator-elect Rodante Marcoleta will vote as a bloc on the Senate presidency. “Marami pa pong ibang nakikipag-usap din po sa amin, but we are open sa lahat po ng pag-uusap basta ang...

Escudero says "approval of the Senate President is not automatic nor ministerial simply because she desires it." The Senate President, however, said that he issued a show cause order for Lacanilao within the day asking him to explain within 5 days why he should not be cited in contempt. He added...

sino nanaman tong manok niyo, paki explain bakit namin iboboto etong si Heidi?

This was after these officials skipped the senate committee on foreign relations hearing on Thursday. Among the subject of the subpoenas are Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Rommel Francisco Marbil, PNP Spokesperson Brigadier General Jean Fajardo, and Criminal Investigation and...

Findings: 1. No warrant was issued by a Philippine court. 2. No court order was issued mandating that the former president be taken out of the Philippines against his will. 3. The Philippines had no legal obligation to arrest Duterte and turn him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Ayon kay Escudero sumulat sa kanya at kay Sen. Imee Marcos si Executive Sec. Lucas Bersamin at ipinaalam na maaring igiit ng mga miyembro ng gabinete na haharap sa pagdinig ang kanilang “executive privilege.” Sa “executive privilege” mananatiling confidential ang mga pakikipag-usap ni Pangulong...

“As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, I am calling for an urgent investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, an issue that has deeply divided the nation,” Marcos said in a statement. “It is imperative to establish whether due process was...

Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday announced that the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte will start after the 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in July. In a press conference, Escudero said the impeachment court will convene...

“The president can call for a special session, only to enact a law that is necessary to be enacted and this trial [impeachment] is not a law,” Carpio said in a television interview. With the Senate only set to resume from June 2 to 13, Carpio stressed there is "no more time" to hold the...

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros called for the deferment of the Social Security System (SSS) contribution hike, warning that the increase would further strain workers' wages, which have already struggled to keep up with the rising prices of goods. Hontiveros filed Proposed Senate...

A little over halfway through her term, Vice President Sara Duterte is facing an impeachment complaint stemming from allegations of fund misuse, threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and failure to condemn Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, among other issues. Although...

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson Jail Superintendent Jayrex Bustinera said the court rejected the Senate committee’s order for Guo’s attendance to the panel’s hearing. “Yes po. The Court did not grant the Order to attend the Committee hearing as there is conflict of...

'WALANG PROBLEMA SA KANYA PERO SA'KIN, MUKHANG MAY PROBLEMA' Sen. Bato Dela Rosa E×ρréššed reservations about a potential request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the transcript of the recent Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee inquiry into the Duterte administration's war on drugs...

In a chance interview with Senate reporters, Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate finance committee, admitted that the Senate adopted the House version of the cut on the OVP budget. “Yes, the Senate adopted the House version of the OVP budget cut. We reached out several times to the Office...

Paano ito nakatapos sa PNA at naging senador kung hindi nya alam ang pag inhibit? https://x.com/newswatchplusph/status/1853342246239899921?t=FndKgmv3wNaCXenYsah8pg&s=19