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Cayetano: Senate minority ‘plans’ to take control of Senate panels

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said minority senators had planned to remove committees from the “legitimate” majority. In another Facebook Live, Cayetano explained why his leadership had not convened the Senate session for two days since Monday. “Their plan was to eventually remove the committees from the legitimate majority. I

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Duterte should clear her name with evidence, not technicalities – Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said Vice President Sara Duterte should take the opportunity to clear her name by addressing the allegations against her with evidence, rather than relying on what it described as “mere technicalities” in seeking the outright termination of her impeachment case. Palace press officer Claire Castro made the unsolicited advice to

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11 minority senators ask Cayetano to resign as Senate president

MANILA, Philippines—The 11-man minority bloc on Tuesday asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. “Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate anymore,” the minority group said in a statement read by Sen. Erwin Tulfo during a press conference. Their resignation call

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Senate minority bloc urges Cayetano to resign

MANILA, Philippines—The 11-man minority bloc on Tuesday asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. “Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate anymore,” the minority group said in a statement read by Sen. Erwin Tulfo during a press conference. Their resignation call

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