In this interview, Sen Bam mentioned that on the day Bato arrived and the whole mess started, “pirma na lang” sana ang kulang for this bill.
Today I noticed he immediately gathered those signatures as soon as they arrived (starting his new seat mate)
Mukhang nainis si Majo kay aleng Eden....pero magalang pa rin.
Eden : Zero budget daw ang Gensan?
Majo : Saan mo yan narinig? Venerify mo ba? Who would be so stupid to do that?
Senator Pia Cayetano seems less interested in clarifying the bill and more interested in undermining Senator Risa Hontiveros. The problem is that the very points she keeps insisting are “not written” are actually in the bill and have already been explained repeatedly during the sponsorship and interpellation.
A healthy debate is supposed to illuminate issues, not create confusion where none exists. Instead of listening to the answers being given, Pia repeatedly interrupts, talks over the sponsor, and turns what should be a constructive exchange into an unnecessary spectacle.
Parliamentary courtesy exists for a reason. It allows senators to disagree without sacrificing respect and decorum. Senator Risa maintained her composure throughout the discussion, but it was difficult not to notice the constant interruptions and confrontational tone coming from the other side.
Debate is welcome. Disagreement is welcome. But basic respect should never be optional.
Frankly, the lack of parliamentary courtesy was glaring. It came across as rude, disrespectful, and completely unnecessary.
Generally, the Senate of the Philippines needs a majority of its members to form a quorum.
Since the Senate has 24 senators, that usually means 13 senators are required under Article VI, Section 16(2) of the 1987 Constitution.
However, there is an important exception based on the Supreme Court case Avelino vs. Cuenco. In that ruling, the Court said that if some senators are effectively unavailable or beyond the chamber’s coercive authority (for example detained, abroad, or otherwise unable to attend), they may not be counted in determining the quorum.
In this case - 2 senators are already unavailable: Sen Bato who is currently in hiding and Sen Jinggoy who is in custody.
Nakakahiya na hindi mo ‘to alam 🤦🏻♀️
🚨 OMG!
Tito Sotto rebutted the maleta allegations not only by saying he was not a Senator from 2022-2025.
Ang pinaka proof na false ang allegations ay yung EA or executive assistant nya na si Mark na sinabing tumanggap ng maleta for him died in 2015!
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Philippine senate used to have intellectual giants and people who can quote Cicero and Senaca during debates. Their interpellations and debates made them all legendary. Now, most of our current senators are intellectual pygmies, and absolute morons and troglodytes.
Here's a thing that not a lot of people are paying attention to. Well-oiled machine ang minority.
Erwin has been positioning himself slowly as the speaker of the minority and it became incredibly obvious today. He's been giving interviews on some shows as recently as yesterday morning sa ANC. But it doesn't stop there.
Notice how the other members are often speaking when the journalists are there sa loob ng Senate halls. They're not shying away from the questions. Ang daming sound byte lalo na si Sen. Migz and Sen. Raffy, sometimes Sen. Bam as well. After that, Sen. Kiko, Sen. Risa, and/or Sen. Sherwin are often the ones to post the statement of the minority immediately.
Recently, even Sen. JV is not shying away from the journalists sa loob ng Senate halls. Sen. Ping is open about his disappointment thru his twitter account while Sen. Tito is their go-to pagdating sa rules and representation of statesmanship as the former SP. And today, EVEN Sen. Lito was not hiding his disappointment by joking out loud what he would do if presiding officer siya.
They may not agree on every little principle they have, but the minority is united.
I wasn't a fan of the Tulfo brothers, they became the external backbone of a minority whose principles just needed to be spoken out loud. That is how you use your specialty for the greater good.
Long live this Solid Block 11!