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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
Rappler Recap: Estrada, Bonoan’s arraignment rescheduled to June 4
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has a pending motion questioning his cases, while former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan is said to have hypertension
House expels Kiko Barzaga
Barzaga follows in the footsteps of Arnie Teves, becoming only the second House lawmaker in Philippine history to be ousted by his colleagues
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
No suspension for Bong Suntay over remarks about Anne Curtis
(1st UPDATE) 'I am grateful to my colleagues who stood up to prevent me from being penalized with suspension,' Suntay says in his plenary speech defending Cavite 4th District Representative…
Sandiganbayan defers graft arraignment of Estrada, Bonoan to June 4
Arraignment is the part of the proceedings where the accused will enter a guilty or not guilty plea. If an accused pleads not guilty, then the trial continues.
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
Sandiganbayan junks Zaldy Co co-accused’s bid to junk flood control case
With the denial of this motion, the trial will now proceed as scheduled, and the defense will now have to present their arguments to rebut the prosecution's allegations
Court upholds dismissal of $5.19-M forfeiture case vs Romualdez’s father
The money was placed in escrow with the Philippine National Bank in 1999
What we saw walking in Manila after trees were cut down
Rappler’s environment reporter Iya Gozum joined a heritage walk from Quirino Avenue to Roxas Boulevard to see the stumps of recently felled trees
Senate deadlock at 11-11: What it means for majority and minority blocs
The Senate majority’s slim advantage is increasingly under strain as two of its members are unable to participate in sessions because of legal troubles