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After hours of impasse, senators on Monday night voted unanimously to send the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the rules committee — effectively thumbing down the Senate minority's attempt to convene as a court and read the charges today.

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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 pork barrel scam should be considered case closed within 500 days before the change of administration in 2016, Senate Majority leader Alan Cayetano said on Monday.

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There should be rules on the language used in privilege speeches since lawmakers can't still be prevented from saying what they want to, Senate President Franklin Drilon said Thursday.

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Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Thursday that there are no rules yet prohibiting lawmakers to play with their gadgets while inside the Senate session hall.

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After hours of impasse, senators on Monday night voted unanimously to send the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the rules committee — effectively thumbing down the Senate minority's attempt to convene as a court and read the charges today.

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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 pork barrel scam should be considered case closed within 500 days before the change of administration in 2016, Senate Majority leader Alan Cayetano said on Monday.

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There should be rules on the language used in privilege speeches since lawmakers can't still be prevented from saying what they want to, Senate President Franklin Drilon said Thursday.

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Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Thursday that there are no rules yet prohibiting lawmakers to play with their gadgets while inside the Senate session hall.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-05 17:07:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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