Joel Villanueva

Ranking officials from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and various national sports associations (NSAs) are expected to show up when the Senate Committee on Sports conducts an inquiry to shed light on the controversies during the country’s participation in the 20th Asian Games last week

With only two years left in office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has little time to shape his administration’s economic legacy

Courtroom erupts as lawyers battle over use of 'assassin' in Duterte case

Villanueva’s power shift enabled the Gatchalian bloc to muster the constitutionally mandated 13-vote majority threshold to officially take over the Senate from Cayetano and allies

Zia Alonto Adiong has filed a bill seeking a P15 billion supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 to support urgent relief, recovery, rehabilitation, repair, and reconstruction efforts in communities devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore near Sarangani Province on June 8, 2026

The negotiations, however, have made little progress because the senators fear intense criticism for switching allegiances amid rumors of pressure from Malacañang

It is no secret that Senator Alan Peter Cayetano would not, by any stretch of the imagination, file a petition before the Court questioning the validity of the actions taken by the Gatchalian bloc

He has been indicted for plunder and violating anti-corruption laws after earning ‘kickbacks’ of 573 million pesos (US$9.3 million)

Earlier, the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division heard the PHDO petition of the Office of the Ombudsman against the respondents based on complaints of plunder and indirect bribery over an alleged campaign donation to Marcoleta worth P75 million

Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito called Monday for a comprehensive review of the nation’s energy policies, including the Oil Deregulation Law and the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), as Middle East tensions continue to drive up local fuel costs

Senators on Sunday lauded a significant diplomatic breakthrough after the Philippine government secured an agreement with Iran to allow Philippine-bound oil tankers safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Villanueva faces charges in violation of the Anti-Graft Law, malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents, direct bribery, corruption of public officials, and violation of the Government Procurement Reform Act

However, a term-sharing deal cropped up between Sotto and Legarda during their "lounge" talk or break