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Sara Duterte’s camp warns that lowering the 16-vote conviction threshold in her impeachment trial could allow political pressure on senator-judges.

Senators urge peaceful and orderly BARMM parliamentary elections on 14 September amid reports of vote-buying, gun violence and heightened tensions in the…

Actress Meryll Soriano shares why she’s relieved her father, TV host Willie Revillame, lost his first Senate bid, saying politics isn’t his forte and stressing…

House prosecutors urge senator-judges to uphold political neutrality in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as civic groups demand full…

As Vice President Sara Duterte faces a historic impeachment trial, civil society group Tindig Pilipinas urges senator-judges to let evidence—not…


Bennie Boatwright’s potential naturalization as a Filipino basketball player faces delays after the Philippine Senate failed to reach a quorum for the bill’s…

Political turmoil in the Philippine Senate, gunfire near the legislature, and unresolved corruption scandals are deepening investor pessimism and driving…

Political analyst Ronald Llamas questions the rationale behind the Philippine Senate’s online voting proposal, arguing it appears tailored to benefit Sen.…

All the incidents happening at the Senate are so disturbing that the public is losing its respect for the institution.


By discharging a weapon without a verified threat, the (Senate) security personnel transformed a standard law enforcement presence into a manufactured…

Celebrities voiced alarm after reported gunfire near the Philippine Senate on May 13, highlighting rising political tension amid impeachment moves against Sara…


‘Only now have I seen this kind of government. A sitting [senator] is being blocked and not allowed to enter the session. This is the Senate!’

Senate President Tito Sotto, Senator JV Ejercito, and Senator Risa Hontiveros push reforms to the party-list system under Republic Act No. 7941 to curb abuse…

After weeks of public consultations, the Senate wraps up hearings on the anti-political dynasty bill. Advocates push for a people’s initiative amid doubts…

The Chinese Embassy in Manila criticized the Senate’s adoption of an alleged “anti-China” resolution as a political stunt, sparking sharp exchanges with…

Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged that the next Philippine president should not come from a political dynasty, citing data linking dynastic rule to high poverty…

Detractors of the administration should be aware that the President, no matter if his allies in the Senate fail to evict his arch-enemy from her post, would…