The 11-member minority bloc, also known as the Solid Bloc-11, said all minority senators waited for two hours for the 5 p.m. session, but no plenary opened after all majority senators failed to appear.
The Fifth Division of the Sandiganbayan on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and four co-accused in connection with plunder and graft charges arising from alleged irregularities in 2025 flood control projects.
Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday called on Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to consider stepping down if he could not unite the chamber, as Senate divisions deepen over proposed rule changes and preparations for an impeachment trial.
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said Saturday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may have received inaccurate information about the May 13 shooting incident linked to events at the Senate, and called for an independent investigation into the matter.
TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said more appointments to his administration may be forthcoming following the expiration of the one-year prohibition on appointing candidates who lost in the previous elections.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday criticized recent developments in the Senate, saying he was alarmed by the chamber’s internal disputes, the controversy surrounding a reported shooting incident on May 13, and proposals to allow senators to participate and vote remotely.
Sen. Imee Marcos on Friday described the filing of plunder and graft charges against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and other members of the Senate majority bloc as “political persecution.”
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Friday that Sen. Jinggoy Estrada may either surrender or face arrest following the filing of plunder and graft charges against him before the Sandiganbayan.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said Sen. Robin Padilla had “indispensable cooperation” in the alleged escape of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II said on Tuesday, as authorities moved to pursue an obstruction of justice complaint.
The Police Regional Office in Davao Region said Thursday that Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s lawyer has received the order revoking the senator’s firearms license and registrations.