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 Sen. Panfilo Lacson has filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation into rising electricity rates, “bill shock” complaints and system loss charges passed on to consumers.

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Mistulang tinuldukan ng Sandiganbayan ang usapin sa Senado hinggil sa posibleng pagdalo ng mga nakakulong na senador sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Dapat makialam na ang Korte Suprema tungkol sa kailangang bilang ng boto para mahatulan si Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang impeachment trial.

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Itinanggi ni Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson nitong Biyernes ang “kasinu­ngalingan” ni Sen. Imee Marcos tungkol sa isa umanong plano na agawin ang liderato ng Senado upang bigyang-daan ang constitutional amendments.

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Ousted chairs pressed the new Senate president on hearings and measures after the coup.

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Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the leadership change that removed Tito Sotto as Senate President yesterday broke with the chamber's long-standing customs and was carried out in a manner he described as "ugly."

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As the Senate Blue Ribbon committee prepares to resume its investigation on the flood control scandal, one of its former chairmen – Sen. Rodante Marcoleta – has been accused of being a recipient of P500 million worth of infrastructure projects through the controversial “allocables” system – at least based on handwritten notes from the late public works undersecretary Catalina Cabral.

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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson described yesterday as “unsettling” the prospect of a Philippine lawmaker echoing China’s territorial positions, warning of grave implications for national security amid escalating global tensions.

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The word war between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta seems far from over.

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Another word war between Senate President Pro-Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over the Kalayaan Island Group erupted yesterday, centering on what Tomas Cloma should be remembered for – as a discoverer of the KIG or just a seafarer.

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Mistulang tinuldukan ng Sandiganbayan ang usapin sa Senado hinggil sa posibleng pagdalo ng mga nakakulong na senador sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Dapat makialam na ang Korte Suprema tungkol sa kailangang bilang ng boto para mahatulan si Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang impeachment trial.

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Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the leadership change that removed Tito Sotto as Senate President yesterday broke with the chamber's long-standing customs and was carried out in a manner he described as "ugly."

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As the Senate Blue Ribbon committee prepares to resume its investigation on the flood control scandal, one of its former chairmen – Sen. Rodante Marcoleta – has been accused of being a recipient of P500 million worth of infrastructure projects through the controversial “allocables” system – at least based on handwritten notes from the late public works undersecretary Catalina Cabral.

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The word war between Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta seems far from over.

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Another word war between Senate President Pro-Tempore Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta over the Kalayaan Island Group erupted yesterday, centering on what Tomas Cloma should be remembered for – as a discoverer of the KIG or just a seafarer.

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