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 With 13 senators voting to install a new Senate president, the bloc of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has accepted the leadership change, picking him as the new minority leader, although he was a no-show as the special session got underway yesterday.

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Sen. Robin Padilla was mocked by his fellow senators for forcing the argument that the “force majeure” condition in the Senate rules on virtual attendance can already be applied because of ongoing territorial disputes and regional conflict.

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Two looming plunder cases against majority senators could collapse the bloc that controls the Senate and hand de-facto power to the minority within weeks, Sen. Ping Lacson said Thursday, May 28.

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Minority shareholders of Alliance Select Foods International have asked the Court of Appeals to reverse the decision of the Pasig Regional Trial Court junking their petition to stop the tuna canner’s stock rights offering.

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While expressing gratitude to Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, City Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos stepped down from being the minority floor leader of the legislative body. She, however, stopped shy of announcing she was bolting Team Rama.

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He may be detained, but Senate Minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile still wants his bloc to answer the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III.

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The Senate minority group is expecting more political storms following the arrest of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile on Friday afternoon.

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Following the disappearance and feared crash of a Malaysian airplane, Filipino lawmakers now want to reassess the country's aviation security.

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The Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL) is stepping up the rollout of reforms that aim to protect minority shareholders.

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Sen. Robin Padilla was mocked by his fellow senators for forcing the argument that the “force majeure” condition in the Senate rules on virtual attendance can already be applied because of ongoing territorial disputes and regional conflict.

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Minority shareholders of Alliance Select Foods International have asked the Court of Appeals to reverse the decision of the Pasig Regional Trial Court junking their petition to stop the tuna canner’s stock rights offering.

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While expressing gratitude to Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, City Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos stepped down from being the minority floor leader of the legislative body. She, however, stopped shy of announcing she was bolting Team Rama.

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He may be detained, but Senate Minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile still wants his bloc to answer the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III.

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The Senate minority group is expecting more political storms following the arrest of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile on Friday afternoon.

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Following the disappearance and feared crash of a Malaysian airplane, Filipino lawmakers now want to reassess the country's aviation security.

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The Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL) is stepping up the rollout of reforms that aim to protect minority shareholders.

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