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Newly installed Sen. Erwin Tulfo said the Senate must hear the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte instead of moving to dismiss it outright.

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Following a contentious 2025 budget cycle last year, the Senate has signaled its openness to making the national budget deliberation process public.

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After a long time of hemming and hawing, the Senate president of the 19th Congress, Francis Escudero, finally took his oath as the presiding officer of the impeachment court on Monday, June 9.

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Pre-election surveys hardly counted them among the leading 12 senatorial contenders in the May 12 midterm elections, but Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan secured their places just hours after the transmission of votes began.

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Newly installed Sen. Erwin Tulfo said the Senate must hear the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte instead of moving to dismiss it outright.

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