Drilon: Senate ‘one of the most unmanageable groups’
By Maila Ager
The Senate now being headed by Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile has been described by Senator Franklin Drilon as one of the “most unmanageable” groups.
The Senate now being headed by Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile has been described by Senator Franklin Drilon as one of the “most unmanageable” groups.
Senators called for a “ceasefire” in the Senate Monday so they could get on with their legislative duties.
The budget for the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOEs) of the Senate has allegedly doubled when Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile assumed his post in 2008, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano revealed on Wednesday.
Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile’s blood pressure shot up to 180/100 after a heated exchange on Wednesday with Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.
No less than the office of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has received more than P15-million additional maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOEs) in 2012, the head of the Commission on Audits said.
“I’m not a fighter. I’m just a lover,” so said Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero while some of his colleagues quarrelled over the alleged misused of Senate funds.
Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile admitted that his motion to declare his post vacant was his way to get the “vote of confidence” of his peers.
The number of votes that will approve Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s motion to declare his post vacant could have been enough if Liberal Party senators were present, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Tuesday as he alleged that the result was “pre-empted.”
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Tuesday hit at Senator Aquilino Pimentel III’s vote to oust Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Mr. President, my colleagues in the Senate: The personal conflict between me and four members of this Chamber has triggered a venomous, malevolent and sustained campaign against me.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s move to declare his position vacant was a “masterstroke’’ that gained him a vote of confidence, but otherwise it was a publicity stunt for his son, analysts said Monday.
Senator Panfilo Lacson has wished Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago to get well soon so he could file charges against her.
All senators except for Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago will be facing an ethics complaint that an anti-crime group is planning to file in the Senate in connection with the millions of pesos given to them last year.
