Francis Escudero was elected as the Senate presiding officer, while legal proceedings continued against Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada.

The entities involved

• Francis Escudero →

  Filipino politician and lawyer

  • Senate impeachment court hearings are underway regarding the alleged misuse of Department of Education funds in Davao City.Thu 06:28
  • Cayetano led the minority bloc, while the Villar family faced an investigation into water services. Separately, Tulfo's appeal successfully reversed Escudero's ruling.Wed 19:17
• Alan Peter Cayetano →

  Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2019 to 2020

  • Robin Padilla is under preliminary investigation regarding an ICC matter, and he helped elect Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president.Fri 23:28
  • Panfilo Lacson confronted officials during a Senate budget hearing regarding the tracking of land reclamation titles in Taguig.Wed 19:06
• Rodante Marcoleta →

  Filipino lawyer and politician

  Nothing else this week.

• Jinggoy Estrada →

  Filipino politician and actor (born 1963)

  Nothing else this week.

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