Malacañang on Monday said Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposed P10,000 cash assistance for every Filipino family failed to materialize because of the senator’s own shortcomings, rejecting his claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. blocked the proposal. At a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said there was nothing for Marcos to reject because Cayetano […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – As he continued to insist on Monday on being Senate president, Alan Peter Cayetano noted that there were already two upper chambers – “the Senate of the Philippines and the Senate of Malacañang.” According to Cayetano, Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian rejected his proposal of an interim setup, under which both […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said he remains the “legitimate, legal, and moral Senate president” following the Senate leadership reorganization. “This is an illegal coup that comes with the trampling of our Constitution,” he said during a Facebook Live session. With Senator Francis Escudero appearing on the Senate floor on Wednesday, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday denied claims that the proposal allowing senators to participate and vote remotely was intended to benefit Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial or the senators facing possible arrest. According to Cayetano, critics were wrongly linking the proposed amendment to the impeachment proceeding in […]
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