MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson confirmed on Wednesday the existence of a draft blue ribbon committee report recommending the filing of plunder and other criminal charges against senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Joel Villanueva, Jinggoy Estrada and resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co over anomalous flood control projects. In a chance […]
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 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may begin on August 4, 2025, or a week after the 20th Congress opens, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. “If SONA (State of the Nation Address) is (July) 28, so you’re looking at the week after, August 4. We’re looking at August 4 to convene,” Villanueva said at the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senator Joel Villanueva said it would be “biased” to heed calls for a special Senate session to try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte, if the push came from petitioners behind the effort to impeach her. This is what Villanueva told reporters in an interview on the sidelines of a Jesus […]
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