https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ih9yU2ytu8A closer look at the 1987 Constitution suggests that the requirement may not be a fixed absolute majority of 13 senators. The constitutional phrase "majority of the Senate" has been interpreted by some legal experts as referring to a majority of senators who are present and voting, rather than a flat numerical threshold regardless of attendance. #PhilippineSenate, #SenatePresident, #PhilippinesPolitics, #Constitution,...

Since 2025, when news of the staggering 1-trillion-peso large-scale theft came to public consciousness, many of us weren't surprised. At the back of our minds, when the son of the holder of the biggest thievery of public funds in the Guinness Book of World Records won the presidency, we somewhat expected some of the old practices to rear their ugly...

There are moments in a nation’s history when seemingly unrelated events begin moving toward the same point. Political rivals who despise each other suddenly find themselves attacking the same government. Economic pressures begin piling up on top of political grievances. Public trust erodes while institutions struggle to maintain authority. What appears at first to be a series of isolated developments gradually reveals itself as a single, larger crisis.

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A crisis has once again engulfed the Philippine Senate. The declaration of vacancies in all leadership positions and the installation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as acting Senate president, despite Alan Peter Cayetano's refusal to step down, have thrown the chamber into turmoil. This domestic dispute is a direct challenge to the stability of our democracy and the security of...

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The controversy over Cayetano, Marcos and Marcoleta's sine die Senate hearing raises questions about whether the 18 Marines were protected—or exposed.

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Gatchalian elected, Cayetano ejected. What's next? The halls of the Senate are usually defined by a highly calculated, polite choreography. But today the music stopped. For two days, the upper chamber had been trapped in a tense, unprecedented impasse. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and his allied majority bloc had launched a strategic boycott, refusing to show up for the final...

Vice President Sara Duterte’s Open Letter for Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga by Master JJ Vice President Sara Duterte publicly expressed support for former Cavite 4th District Representative Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga through an open letter released on June 3, 2026, one day after his expulsion from the House of Representatives. The letter, addressed directly to Barzaga and posted on social media, praised him for...