Kinumpirma ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III na muling pamumunuan ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson ang makapangyarihang Senate blue ribbon committee, ilang linggo matapos niya itong bitawan. Ayon kay Sotto, napagdesisyunan ni Lacson na bumalik bilang chairperson ng naturang komite matapos ang panawagan ng ilang senador at ng publiko. “It has […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday denied that there is another looming change in the Senate leadership. Only less than a month ago, Sen. Francis Escudero was replaced by Senate President Vicente Sotto III. “Not true. It’s the same old rehashed psywar tactic all over again intended to confuse and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on alleged flood control anomalies set for next week has been cancelled, the committee’s chair and Sen. Ping Lacson confirmed Saturday. In a Viber message, Lacson said he already informed Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III of the cancellation “until further notice.” According to Lacson, he […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada remain under scrutiny on the issue of budget insertions, despite facing their accuser in Thursday’s Senate blue ribbon committee investigation into flood control project anomalies, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Villanueva and Estrada were the subject of a damning accusation by Brice Hernandez, […]
Read MoreThe senator-judges cannot junk the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte by simple majority vote based on the Constitution nor should the motion come from them, incoming lawmakers of the 20th Congress Chel Diokno and Panfilo Lacson said Sunday. “‘Yun ay wala rin sa Konstitusyon. Wala sa Constitution yung simple majority vote to dismiss impeachment […]
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