ALAS PILIPINAS OPENS WITH A SWEEP! 🇵🇭
Led by Alyssa Valdez, Alas Pilipinas dominates Team Uzbekistan in straight sets (25-16, 25-12, 25-14) to open its AVC Women’s Cup 2026 campaign.
Congrats, ladies! 👏 #AVCWomensCup2026
So many people tagging me sa FB posts nila, ragebaiting me to engage. Good luck! Haha! Magugutom kayo sa atensyon. You won’t earn from me.
And I think that’s what we should all do. Wag natin sila pansinin. Sila sila mag-usap dahil sila sila rin naman nagkakaintindihan 😜
With a valid quroum of 12 Senators (Avelino v. Cuenco), we declared all positions, including the position of Senate President, vacant. This motion only requires a simple majority.
Sen. Alan is no longer Senate President. In his stead, the Acting Senate President is Senate President Pro Tempore, Win Gatchalian.
NEW SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
The new Senate majority bloc elects its members as chairs of the following committees after Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President due to the majority bloc’s absences.
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ETHICS COMPLAINT VS. CAYETANO, MAJORITY SENATORS
LOOK: Mark Joseph Duque, a first-year college student, filed a complaint to the Senate ethics committee on Wednesday against the majority bloc for their continued absence in Senate sessions. | @bellepechayINQ
Watch the live stream here: https://t.co/O2hYlcekQ7
We thank Senator Chiz for his courage in placing the Senate, the Constitution and the nation first.
The Senate must go back to work and serve our people with our utmost.
We thank our colleagues for their trust in electing me Chairperson of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
We appeal to our other colleagues in the majority bloc to follow Sen. Chiz’ lead and throw their support behind Acting Senate President Win Gatchalian and together let us restore our people’s faith in the Senate as an institution.
Para sa bayan🇵🇭🇵🇭🙏🙏❤️❤️
SENATE BACK TO WORK FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE
We express our deep appreciation and commend the courageous decision of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to take the floor today and confront the issues facing the institution. His action sent a clear message: that his commitment to the country, to the Senate, and to the Constitution would prevail above all else.
His presence enabled the Senate to proceed with the discussion of matters that are too important to be left unresolved and too consequential to be set aside.
On the issue of quorum, this is not an uncharted matter. The Supreme Court, in Avelino v. Cuenco, recognized the principle that a quorum of 12 is determined based on the number of members who are legally able to discharge the functions of the Senate.
There is likewise an institutional precedent. In 2015, the Senate recognized a quorum of 12 senators who were within its jurisdiction. The Senate continued to perform its constitutional duties because the work of government could not be placed on hold.
At a time when the nation faces pressing challenges, the Filipino people expect their Senate to work, deliberate, and fulfill its constitutional mandate. The institution cannot remain stalled by disagreements or uncertainty. Our duty is clear: to legislate, provide oversight, and serve the public interest.
The Filipino people deserve a Senate that shows up, does its job, and places public service above politics.
It is time for the Senate to move forward and get back to work for the Filipino people.
We remain hopeful that there are Senators who will place country above politics and uphold their constitutional duty with integrity and courage.
We remain vigilant because institutions are only as strong as the people who choose to defend them.
Mark Joseph Duque, a first year college student, files an ethics complaint against Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and other majority senators for supposed gross neglect of duty because of their absence during session. @ABSCBNNews
'WALA AKONG SINASAMAHAN O INIIWANG GRUPO'
Sen. Chiz Escudero, naglabas ng pahayag kaugnay ng kaniyang pagdalo sa sesyon ng Senado ngayong Miyerkoles, June 3, 2026.
Sa kaniyang pagdating, nagdeklara ng quorum ang sesyon.
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