Win Gatchalian

Anti-Money Laundering Council records presented before the Senate impeachment court showed that Cale88 Foods Corp., a company linked to Duterte’s husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, received about ₱319.33 million in remittances from mainland China and Hong Kong

The dispute centered on whether the 12 senators present during the session constituted a valid working quorum

Omitting absent senators cuts the votes needed to oust Sara Duterte-Carpio from 16 to 14, setting up a clash over the court’s legitimacy

Francisco focused on the constitutional requirement that an impeachable official could not be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of the Senate

Remulla detailed several critical, systemic transformations to enhance efficiency, reduce delays, and improve accountability across the anti-graft and judicial systems

The explosion just after midnight, which resulted in no casualties, and the discovery of the second suspected bomb came hours before Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was due to give an annual State of the Nation address

NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc is set to testify on the grave threat charge filed against Duterte involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former speaker Martin Romualdez

The case stemmed from PFAD's decision to terminate its investigation into Escudero and businessman Lawrence Lubiano, president of Centerways Construction and Development Inc., over a P30-million donation made during Escudero's 2022 senatorial campaign

High-security Senate trial deepens rift between rival political dynasties

The trial will start on Monday, July 6, with opening statements from the prosecution and defense

The box is believed to contain the income tax records (ITRs) of Duterte and Carpio

To recall, the Ombudsman had previously ordered for the preventive suspension of the former police officer in relation to the shooting incident that took place at the upper house on 13 May, which led to the subsequent escape of the internationally wanted Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa

Most members of the minority bloc led by Senator Alan Cayetano failed to show up during the all-senators caucus convened on Friday to discuss preparations for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte scheduled to begin on 6 July

The prosecution team’s presentation of arguments concerning the alleged misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte’s P612.5 million in confidential funds will span 31 days, taking up the lion’s share of the 62 trial days allocated to them by the Senate impeachment court

Senate President Win Gatchalian reviews the set up at the chamber’s session hall, the venue of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 6

The Senate, sitting as Impeachment Court, will start the trial on July 7

The proposal came after the June 22 shooting incident inside a school in Tacloban City resulted in the deaths of three students and injury of 20 more

The Tacloban attack has reignited a debate over youth radicalisation online, but experts warn blanket bans ignore the real issue

The Tacloban attack has reignited a debate over youth radicalisation online, but experts warn blanket bans ignore the real issue

Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral group supportive of her ouster

On Tuesday, Estrada was slapped with a 90-day preventive suspension by the Sandiganbayan over the graft and plunder charges he is facing tied to alleged anomalous flood control projects

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

The faction led by Senator Alan Cayetano finally brought the chamber’s weeks-long leadership row before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the body to nullify the 3 June “rump session” that allowed Senator Win Gatchalian and allies to take over the Senate

Signed on June 15, Marcos called for a special session on June 17 pursuant to the powers vested in him under Section 15, Article VI of the Constitution

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

The President walked up to Gatchalian and shook his hand following the wreath-laying ceremony in Rizal Park in Manila

In an interview in General Santos City on Wednesday after visiting the victims of the earthquake there, Duterte was asked on her opinion on the current row in the Senate where the chamber has two leaders, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., along with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, led the distribution of financial assistance, food packs and the operation of the mobile kitchen in General Santos City on 10 June 2026

The OSAA refused to let in Senate employees who were not on its list of personnel needed to work inside the building

The exasperation among the military reportedly stemmed from the ongoing standoff in the Senate, the unresolved flood-control fiasco, surging inflation, and rising petroleum prices