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Security threat probe linked to bodyguard claims

Manila, June 10 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said authorities are validating intelligence reports linking a reported security threat against the Senate to a group of... Read More


Power-sharing 'unlikely' amid Senate leadership row - Gatchalian

Manila, June 9 -- A proposed power-sharing arrangement in the Senate is not possible because only one Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President was elected during the June 3 session. S... Read More


Tighter security ordered amid threats at Senate

Manila, June 9 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian has ordered tighter security at the Senate following intelligence reports from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on possible ... Read More


Senate allows WFH as security checks tightened

Manila, June 9 -- The Senate on Tuesday authorized work-from-home arrangements for its employees on Wednesday and Thursday (June 10 and 11) to give way to security assessments, inspections, and other ... Read More


Aquino rejects Marcos-vs-Duterte framing of Senate row

Manila, June 9 -- The Senate leadership dispute is not a choice between the Marcos and Duterte camps as many Filipinos want independent, issue-based governance rather than loyalty to political blocs, ... Read More


New Senate majority pledges month's pay for quake-hit Mindanao

Manila, June 9 -- Members of the Senate's new majority bloc on Tuesday pledged to donate one month's salary to support relief and recovery efforts in communities devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthq... Read More


Senate records show 12-member quorum precedent

Manila, June 9 -- Official Senate journals from 2008 to 2020 show that the chamber has repeatedly recognized a 12-member quorum in conducting official business under certain membership and attendance ... Read More


Senate majority to visit quake-hit Mindanao areas

Manila, June 8 -- Members of the Senate majority may proceed to areas affected by Monday morning's magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. Senator Erwin Tulfo, chairperson of the Blue Ribbon Committee,... Read More


Blue Ribbon seeks orderly reset of flood control probe

Manila, June 8 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Monday moved to place its flood control inquiry back under formal institutional channels, opening a public consultation and organizational meeting... Read More


Ex-bodyguards' claims need individual affidavits, says Ombudsman exec

Manila, June 8 -- The Office of the Ombudsman has left open the possibility of digging deeper into the allegations of the alleged former bodyguards of fugitive lawmaker Zaldy Co in the flood control c... Read More