The Senate resumes work minus Senate President
New Senate Majority: Escudero’s presence enabled the Senate to proceed with the discussion of matters that are too important to be left unresolved and too consequential to be set aside.
Tag Archives: Alan Cayetano
The Senate and the meanness of Alan Cayetano
Even in his absence at the plenary session, the meanness of Cayetano is palpable. His ultimate goal is obvious: Save Sara Duterte from conviction even if that meant destroying the institution of the Senate and the country.
Tsinador, that brilliant new word coined
Llamas used the term,Tsinador, to describe certain political leaders and influencers whom he accused of prioritizing Chinese interests over Philippine sovereignty, specifically regarding the West Philippine Sea.
Senators fight for survival, to hell with public accountability
Social media is vibrant with people voicing their outrage. (Although, malevolent forces are actively at work sowing confusion.) The public demands accountability. That’s democracy functioning! The Trillion Peso protest rallies last Sept. 21, and another one being organized on Nov. 30, are vivid demonstrations of people participating in governance.It is lamentable that the senators are taking it negatively.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon NOT replacing Cayetano as senator
There are no reports in the media that the incoming president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos is scheming to replace Alan Cayetano in the Senate.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Taliwas sa pahayag ni Cayetano, lahat ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno, kahit mga pangulo, ay ipinaguutos ng batas na maging magalang
Sa Administrative Code of 1987, na naglilista ng mga 30 batayan para sa aksyong pandisiplina kabilang ang kawalang-galang at kahiya-hiyang pag-uugali, walang mga pagkakaiba sa mga opisyal ng publiko batay sa kanilang mga tungkulin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Contrary to Cayetano’s claim, all gov’t officials, even presidents, are bound by law to be respectful
The Administrative Code of 1987 does not make distinctions among public officials.
The trade-off: Multi-billion dollar projects in exchange for Chinese exploration in PH EEZ
From the fragmented information about the resumption of talks on joint exploration with China in the disputed parts of the Spratlys, what is emerging is a repeat of jumbo loans that the administration of Gloria Arroyo obtained from the Chinese government in 2004 in exchange for agreeing to allow China to explore within the country’s economic exclusive zone.
Why it’s finally Cayetano at DFA?
The appointment of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as foreign secretary is an indication that the Duterte administration is feeling the heat of a negative international image and needs somebody who can passionately defend the President’s human rights record as what the senator did last week before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Will it finally be Cayetano to DFA despite Arroyo’s objection?
It looks like Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will finally be the foreign secretary come May when the one-year election ban for those who ran in the last elections would expire.
