MANILA, Philippines – During the chamber’s special session on Wednesday, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected Senate president. After Sen. Joel Villanueva joined the 12 current members of the majority bloc, Gatchalian then garnered enough votes for the leadership. The new majority consists of Gatchalian, Villanueva, Majority Leader Sen. Migz Zubiri, Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto III,

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who was the former Senate president, was elected the Senate pro tempore on Wednesday. Sotto was elected during the Senate special session, attended by 13 senators. READ: Gatchalian: He is the new Senate president In the same session, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was named the Senate president, vacating his

MANILA, Philippines – Both chambers of Congress convened its special session on Wednesday morning, as ordered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. On Monday, Marcos called on the Congress to hold a special session to consider several urgent bills including the Anti-Political Dynasty Law, Amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, and

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives convened on Wednesday for a special session called by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., starting at exactly 9:00 a.m. while the Senate failed to start the session on time. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III presided over the session, while Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos managed the floor. Senators,

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected Senate president during the chamber’s special session on Wednesday. Gatchalian garnered enough votes for the leadership after Sen. Joel Villanueva joined the 12 current members of the majority bloc. The new majority consists of Gatchalian, Villanueva, Majority Leader Sen. Migz Zubiri, Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Panfilo

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate president Vicente “Tito” Sotto III was elected Senate president pro tempore on Wednesday. Sotto was elected during the Senate special session, attended by 13 senators. In the same session, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was named the Senate president, vacating his previous position as Senate president pro tempore. /gsg  

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Five workers of a solar farm construction company died Tuesday night while several others were injured when the mini-dump truck they were riding in plunged off a mountain trail into a ravine in Labrador town in Pangasinan. According to Labrador police chief Capt. John Ramos’ report, the driver of the dump truck

Senate Pres. Sherwin Gatchalian Earns 13 Votes SHERWIN GATCHALIAN – With 13 votes, the Senator is elected as the Senate president of the Philippines amid the issues in the chamber. The Senate is undeniably surrounded by countless issues including the controversial leadership feud between the majority and the minority blocs. Previously, two (2) senators insisted ... Read more

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Arnold Clavio was dragged into the flood control issue Kapuso veteran broadcaster Arnold Clavio slammed the accusation that he received a paper bag of money from former Congressman Zaldy Co. Clavio is one of the seasoned journalists in the Philippines, whose career has gone through a lot of milestones, as well as challenging times. He ... Read more

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Blue Ribbon Committee Now Led by Sen. Erwin Tulfo Following Senate Elections ERWIN TULFO – The Senator is officially elected as the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee with all majority senators except for one as members. Before the special session called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. among the senators today to tackle certain measures, ... Read more

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