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Senators weigh in on Mark Villar’s majority bloc move
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators from the majority bloc weighed in on the move of Sen. Mark Villar to bolt the Alan Peter Cayetano-led minority to join them in the ruling coalition in the upper chamber.
Senate court takes break for budget deliberations
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators will take a break from their duties as impeachment court judges this week so they can focus on deliberating the proposed budget and having it approved before the year ends.
Ombudsman, GSIS inspect Jinggoy’s office
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 11, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman and the Government Service Insurance System have inspected detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s stripped Senate office, with the former looking into possible legal violations and...
Senate ratifies SOVFA with France
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 9, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators passed a resolution yesterday ratifying the country’s Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) with France, which was signed in Paris last March.
Senate OKs bill restricting socmed for under-18s
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 9, 2026 - 12:00am
The Senate impeachment court took a short break yesterday, allowing senators to hold a legislative session in the afternoon and pass a bill banning the use of social media for minors.
Win: No standard practice for senators to dismantle office Senate
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 8, 2026 - 12:00am
President Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday said it is not “standard practice” for Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to turn over a stripped office of the Senate president pro tempore to Sen. Vicente Sotto III.
Sara, Duterte's P96 million manager’s checks not declared in SALN
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 8, 2026 - 12:00am
More than P96 million of Vice President Sara Duterte’s joint bank deposits with her father was concealed in manager’s checks and was not declared in her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth,...
Jinggoy on stripping office: It’s standard practice
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada yesterday denied there was anything wrong with stripping bare the office of the Senate president pro tempore, calling it “standard practice.”
IBC-13 launches Senate TV
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 6, 2026 - 12:00am
The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp.welcomed the launch of Senate TV, a high-definition channel dedicated to the work of the Senate, now available on IBC Digital TV Channel 13.3.
Chiz calls for civility in impeach proceedings
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero urged the public and concerned parties to let “civility” prevail over hotheads as Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial entered...
AMLC exec bares P4.4 billion VP, spouse transactions
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Spouses Vice President Sara Duterte and Manases Carpio had a total of P4.4 billion in “covered and suspicious bank transactions” from 2007 to 2025, an official of the Anti-Money Laundering Council told...
Jinggoy’s Senate office stripped before turnover
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Sen. Vicente Sotto III was supposed to move this week into the office of the Senate president pro tempore, which was occupied by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.
Trial verdict on December 16? No timetable yet, senators say
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - October 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Two senators yesterday denied impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol’s statement that they have set a Dec. 16 verdict date on Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial.
‘VP can’t be compelled to admit bank accounts’
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 30, 2026 - 12:00am
The Senate impeachment court yesterday denied the prosecution’s request for admission to compel Vice President Sara Duterte to admit to some pieces of evidence, including the ownership of bank accounts, as...
Senators to DOT: Keep ‘Love the Philippines’
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators have asked the Department of Tourism to stand by its present “Love the Philippines” campaign so it can catch up with the gains of the previous and successful “Wow Philippines” and...
Lacson calls for ‘fair’ verdict in Duterte trial
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Sen. Panfilo Lacson has called for a “fair” and “evidence-based” verdict in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Suspects linked to school shooting, online grooming nabbed
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 25, 2026 - 12:00am
The National Bureau of Investigation has apprehended a person connected to the Sept. 18 school shooting incident in South Cotabato, the third such incident to hit the country’s schools in just three month...
16-vote requirement scrapped: New vote threshold
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Thirteen members of the Senate impeachment court voted Wednesday to overturn the fixed 16-vote requirement for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that the two-thirds threshold should be based on senator-judges...
Senators junk Chiz’s ruling on fixed 16 votes to convict
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators yesterday junked Sen. Francis Escudero’s July 6 ruling as impeachment court presiding officer to fix at 16 the required votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
Cayetano confronts PRA, cries ‘selective justice’
by Marc Jayson Cayabyab - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Facing an investigation for unauthorized reclamation activities in Laguna de Bay, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday confronted officials of the Philippine Reclamation Authority  and accused them of “selective...
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