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Sen. Erwin Tulfo says an unauthorized hearing may lead to usurpation complaints.

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Sen. Erwin Tulfo said no committee hearing had been scheduled and that Mike Defensor has no legal standing to announce one.

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Sen. Erwin Tulfo revealed that some of his colleagues in the Senate attempted to dissuade him from signing the Blue Ribbon Committee report.

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The 18 alleged former bodyguards of fugitive congressman Zaldy Co arrived at the Senate yesterday, but skipped the Blue Ribbon committee’s “consultative meeting” led by Sen. Erwin Tulfo on the multibillion-peso flood control scam, declaring that they did not recognize his panel’s authority.

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Tiwala si House Deputy Speaker at La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega na magiging mas makatwiran ang pagdinig ng lehitimong Senate Blue Ribbon Committee na pamumunuan ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo, kumpara sa isinagawa ng Cayetano bloc (dating Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano) na umano’y pumalpak at nag-flop.

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Sen. Ping Lacson says Rep. Martin Romualdez missed at least two chances to answer budget allegations in public.

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Three lawyers ask the Supreme Court to compel the Senate to release its draft flood control probe report.

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While Tulfo was not among the five named senators considered to succeed Sen. Ping Lacson, Sotto said on Wednesday, October 8, that the rules automatically allow Tulfo to serve as acting chair.

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Why haven’t lawmakers shown up at the Senate flood control probe? A long-held tradition called “inter-parliamentary courtesy” shields them.

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Itinuro sa Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing ni Sally Santos ng SYMS Construction si dating Assistant District Engineer Brice Erickson Hernandez na kanyang pinagbigyan ng P1 bilyong komisyon mula sa mga ghost projects na kanilang ginagawa sa lalawigan ng Bulacan.

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Sen. Erwin Tulfo says an unauthorized hearing may lead to usurpation complaints.

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Sen. Erwin Tulfo said no committee hearing had been scheduled and that Mike Defensor has no legal standing to announce one.

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Sen. Erwin Tulfo revealed that some of his colleagues in the Senate attempted to dissuade him from signing the Blue Ribbon Committee report.

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Tiwala si House Deputy Speaker at La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega na magiging mas makatwiran ang pagdinig ng lehitimong Senate Blue Ribbon Committee na pamumunuan ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo, kumpara sa isinagawa ng Cayetano bloc (dating Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano) na umano’y pumalpak at nag-flop.

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Sen. Ping Lacson says Rep. Martin Romualdez missed at least two chances to answer budget allegations in public.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-22 17:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/22/lacson-romualdez_2026-04-22_17-44-34221_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2511521 [Title] => Can Supreme Court compel release of Blue Ribbon report? Petition filed [Summary] =>

Three lawyers ask the Supreme Court to compel the Senate to release its draft flood control probe report.

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While Tulfo was not among the five named senators considered to succeed Sen. Ping Lacson, Sotto said on Wednesday, October 8, that the rules automatically allow Tulfo to serve as acting chair.

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Why haven’t lawmakers shown up at the Senate flood control probe? A long-held tradition called “inter-parliamentary courtesy” shields them.

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Itinuro sa Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing ni Sally Santos ng SYMS Construction si dating Assistant District Engineer Brice Erickson Hernandez na kanyang pinagbigyan ng P1 bilyong komisyon mula sa mga ghost projects na kanilang ginagawa sa lalawigan ng Bulacan.

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