Senate scenes before betrayal vote
These are some scenes inside the Senate plenary hall before the 18-5 vote was taken. Take note of Villanueva’s moves especially the last photo.
Tag Archives: Senate
The ‘honorables’ of an ‘august’ chamber
What is clear in the statements of these senators, who are holding very powerful positions in the chamber, is that they selectively use the law to spare Sara Duterte from being held accountable for her misdeeds.
FACT SHEET: Ano ang maaasahan sa impeachment trial ni Sara Duterte
Ang tanong kung pwedeng ipagpatuloy ng papasok na 20th Congress—na magsisimula ng termino sa tanghali ng Hunyo 30 ngunit magpupulong bilang isang legislative body sa Hulyo 28—ang proseso ng impeachment o hindi ay nananatiling walang katiyakan.
FACT SHEET: What to expect from the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte
The question on whether or not the incoming 20th Congress—whose term begins at noon on June 30 but will convene as a legislative body on July 28—could continue the impeachment process remains unsettled.
The 12 new senators
The Commission on Elections proclaimed May 17 the 12 who won in the May 12 senatorial elections.
FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case?
News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted.
FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law?
With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
Senate hopeful backs indigenous women’s push to save traditional farming, ancestral lands
In the upcoming midterm elections, senate bet and farmer-activist Danilo “Ka Daning” Ramos stands with indigenous women farmers in the fight against synthetic fertilizers and champion organic farming in the Senate.
From coastal areas and rice fields to the Senate: 3 candidates bat for genuine agri sector representation
As Filipinos grapple with rising food prices and food insecurity, how can Roberto Ballon, Ronnel Arambulo and Danilo Ramos prove that farmers and fishers deserve a spot in the Senate?
When ‘okay na ‘to’ is not OK
"Okay na 'to" or "pwede na" should never be a consideration, particularly in positions that allocate trillions of pesos in public funds, formulate policies and programs, and implement these supposedly for the majority of Filipinos, not for their partisan and personal interests.
