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MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero said Wednesday that the Senate is preparing cases against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo but noted that unless she resurfaces, the cases could be archived.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday urged his fellow senators to stay mum on any potential impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, or anyone else for that matter.
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Wednesday again denied Vice President Sara Duterte's allegation that the lower chamber is preparing an impeachment case against her, saying that efforts to access the audit report of her confidential and intelligence expenditures are "part of the regular budgeting process."
MANILA, Philippines -- Senate president Francis Escudero backed an easier process of giving out gun licenses on Wednesday, as he underscored that the strict procedure will push gun buyers to just buy on black markets.
Senator Imee R. Marcos urged her fellow senators to concur in the ratification of a treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Canada which will enable Filipino prisoners in that country to serve their sentence here at home.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, voiced his full support for the PHP2.037-billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) during a Senate budget deliberation held on Tuesday, August 20.
"Dapat masanay kang tumulong sa mahihirap," firmly said Senate Committee on Health Chairperson Senator Christopher "Bong" Go as he urged Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) CEO and President Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., to scrap its single period of confinement policy.
SEN. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday slammed Vice President Sara Duterte's refusal to give details of the P10 million worth of books she plans to distribute to children in remote areas.