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(Eagle News) — Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto on Thursday, April 26, said he was open to assuming the Senate presidency if majority of his colleagues wanted him to do so. “I’m open to that if they give it to me. Sino naman ako para tumanggi?” Sotto asked at the Kapihan sa Senado. According to Sotto, a possible change of leadership in the Upper House has already been discussed, with sitting Senate President Koko Pimentel […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III bared on Thursday, April 26, the candidates the Nationalist People’s Coalition was likely to support in the 2019 elections. Included in the initial list were Senators Grace Poe, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, Sonny Angara and Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetno. Also included were Senate President Koko Pimentel, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte and Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Sotto said Senator Bam Aquino would […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate would likely vote whether to push through with the impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Chief justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno, in the event that the Supreme Court decides to remove her from office in the quo warranto case. Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, April 25, said he will consult the senators on this question – if they would still proceed with the impeachment trial in case of […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 23, admitted the Liberal Party was urging former presidential candidate Mar Roxas to run for senator in 2019. He said, however, that Roxas, who has since moved away from the public eye since losing the 2016 presidential elections to then-Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, has not yet decided. “He is also enjoying his private life,” he said. He said that so far, they were still […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, April 23, urged the Senate justice and human rights committee anew to act on her resolutions aimed at addressing “congestion and poor living conditions” inside jails and penitentiaries across the country. De Lima reiterated the statement following the release of records from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that showed that most regional police offices have congested detention facilities. De Lima’s statement also comes days after an inmate at […]
(Eagle News) – While he welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to certify as urgent a Senate bill that proposes an end to contractualization, Senator Joel Villanueva said that an executive order (EO) was necessary to craft a useful and effective law addressing “endo.” According to Villanueva, who authored Senate Bill 1116, the President’s EO will “provide the framework and guidance for the implementation of a national policy on contractualization.” Filed by Villanueva in September 2016, […]
But Trillanes says senators can only be judged once they give their verdict By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators on Tuesday, April 10, vowed to vote based on evidence if the venue for the impeachment process against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was transferred to the Senate, but one remained skeptical. “Sa akin, walang epekto,” Senator Nancy Binay said, when asked to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Sereno’s impeachment to be fast-tracked […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s appearances before US lawmakers this week to address privacy and security lapses at his company promise to be some of the most anticipated congressional testimony in years. But the 33-year-old billionaire’s appearances have had their fair share of historic and sensational predecessors, some that brought virtually unknown Americans into the national spotlight, and others that have impacted presidential ambitions. Here are four modern-day congressional hearings that […]
(Eagle News) — Senators on Monday called on the public to continue to be brave in defending the country, noting the heroism of war heroes and veterans. Senate President Koko Pimentel said in a statement this was “a time when the country needs all its citizens, not to fight in trenches, but to make the Philippines better for Filipinos.” “Filipinos never failed to respond to the call of duty when their country needed them..It’s time to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Interesado rin ang Senado na malaman ang katotohanan mga umano’y pre-shaded na boto para kay Vice President Leni Robredo sa mga hindi nagamit na balota sa Camarines Sur. Ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto, posibleng konektado ito sa kaniyang mga ibinunyag na early transmission ng resulta ng boto bago pa man mangyari ang eleksyon noong May 2016. Sinabi ni Sotto na pursigido silang paimbestigahan ang isyu lalot plano […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen senators signed on Wednesday night the committee report of the panel on electoral reforms and people’s participation that seeks to ban political dynasties. Those who signed Committee Report No. 367 or Senate Bill 1765 were Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon, Senators Panfilo Lacson, Risa Hontiveros, Loren Legarda, Bam Aquino, JV Ejercito, Nancy Binay, Sonny Angara, Ralph Recto, Sherwin Gatchalian, Francis Pangilinan, and Leila de Lima. Pangilinan is expected to sponsor the bill in the […]
(Eagle News)– The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that would put in place a national ID system. Seventeen senators voted for Senate Bill No. 1738 known as “An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System,” while only two–Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros–dissented. Under the measure, the national ID, which would contain the PhilSys Number and other relevant information of the individual “shall serve as the official government-issued identification document of […]
