(UPDATE) SENATE President Francis Escudero on Saturday said there would be no special session while Congress is in recess to try the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying such a ...

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said Wednesday that the comments on the petition filed against the 2025 national budget with the Supreme Court have been already referred to the Office of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero maintained on Wednesday that the bicameral conference committee report on the national budget for 2025 that he signed had no blank items.

Senate President Francis Escudero said Thursday that the Senate will work with the House of Representatives towards the passage of an across-the-board daily wage hike for private sector workers.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero is almost certain that the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte will be decided by the next Congress.

MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will have to wait at least until June or after the midterm elections, Senate President Francis Escudero said yesterday.

SENATE TO REVIEW IMPEACHMENT RULES FIRST:* Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Wednesday, February 6, 2025, clarifies that the Senate could not convene as an impeachment court ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte would receive fair treatment from the Senate once the impeachment trial begins most likely in two months, Senate President Francis Escudero said ...

Senate President Francis Escudero told a briefing on Thursday. Escudero said the senators who will act as jurors need to swear an oath while Congress is in session before they can convene as an ...