Rappler Recap: Senate majority skips session again; minority seeks Cayetano’s resignation
Without a quorum, the Senate is once again unable to conduct business, leaving several measures in limbo
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Majority senators boycott sessions to keep grip on blue ribbon panel, other committees
With only a few session days remaining before adjournment, the Senate’s inability to convene has left several measures that would help hospital patients, farmers, and fisherfolks pending
Minority bloc calls on Senate President Alan Cayetano to resign over ‘dereliction of duty’
'Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano should resign as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate,' says the Senate minority
[Pastilan] Jinggoy and the Cayetano group’s ‘force manure’
The underdog card won’t work. Cayetano and Co. tried to protect someone repeatedly accused of plunder. That was too much BS; that was 'force manure.'
Ateneans, La Sallians, artists, women’s rights groups call on Senate majority to shape up
The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service speak up about their fellow awardee Senator Loren Legarda, while universities and schools rebuke their alumni in the Senate majority
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Cayetano’s old playbook returns: No WiFi, no air-conditioning for Senate minority
In 2020, when he was House speaker on the verge of getting ousted, he also cut off electricity and internet in a padlocked Batasan plenary hall
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Paralyzed Senate: Majority no-shows at session after Estrada’s arrest
Without a quorum — or at least 13 senators physically present — the Senate could not conduct business. Several important measures are left hanging.
![[Inside the Newsroom] ‘Noted!’: Understanding Loren Legarda’s beef with Kiko Pangilinan](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SPsdYVv-Oms/hqdefault.jpg)
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[Inside the Newsroom] ‘Noted!’: Understanding Loren Legarda’s beef with Kiko Pangilinan
Of course, we all know that Legarda being composed and Pangilinan being respectful in an already heated session failed to prevent the members of the minority from walking out later…
National News
[DECODED] How charter change narratives spread online amid Senate chaos
A high-ranking Senate staff says the resurgence of Cha-Cha narratives amid Senate controversies is a ‘false flag operation.’ Here’s how it manifested on social media.
Inside Track
‘Mahal kita’: Senate session turns into comedy hour after Lapid’s surprise ‘confession’
'Gusto ko po kasi na malaman mo na,' Lito Lapid says, pausing briefly. 'Mahal kita.'
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LOOK BACK: When Alan Cayetano was House speaker
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano once served as House speaker during the Duterte administration
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[OPINION] Alan Peter Cayetano’s dangerous mythmaking
This is the danger of Cayetano’s mythmaking. It makes people believe extrajudicial killings can be morally acceptable. It makes him appear righteous while hiding behind religion and patriotism.