(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — His popular slogan “Gusto ko happy ka” reverberated in the halls of the upper chamber as senators paid tribute on Tuesday to former Senate President and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile. Wheelchair-bound, 100-year-old Enrile came to the chamber to personally receive Senate Resolution No. 1223, honoring him for…
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Tête-à-tête of Senate leaders during plenary session: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada engages in a tête-à-tête with Senate President Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero during a break in the afternoon plenary session on Monday, November 25, 2024. (Joseph Vidal/ Senate Social Media Unit)
(DAILY TRIBUNE) Senate commends Jesus is Lord Church on 46th founding anniversaryThe Senate unanimously adopted a resolution congratulating and commending the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church Worldwide on its 46th founding anniversary, to be celebrated on 12 October 2024. The resolution was primarily sponsored by Senate President Chiz Escudero and co-sponsored by Senators Nancy Binay,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is not about to suffer the same fate as his predecessor, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, who stepped down as Senate president a few days before Congress went on a legislative break in May, according to the chamber’s second in command, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. Estrada on Monday…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Three senators of the 24-member upper house on Monday denied being part of a plot to unseat Senate President Francis Escudero. In separate statements to the media, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senators Loren Legarda and Cynthia Villar quashed rumors they were out to remove Escudero who was elected to the…
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