20th Congress of the Philippines
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| Term | July 28, 2025 – present | ||||
| President | Bongbong Marcos | ||||
| Vice President | Sara Duterte | ||||
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| Members | 24 | ||||
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| Members | 318 | ||||
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| Majority Leader | Sandro Marcos | ||||
| Minority Leader | Marcelino Libanan | ||||
The 20th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikadalawampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, is the current meeting of Congress convened on July 28, 2025. The 20th Congress is the meeting during the last three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 7, 2028. The convening of the 20th Congress followed the 2025 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives continues to meet in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate will remain meeting in the GSIS Building before transferring to the New Senate Building in Taguig by 2028.
History
[edit]In the 2025 Philippine midterm election, the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas won the most seats in the Senate but lost ground to groups opposed to President Bongbong Marcos. The DuterTen ticket endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte outperformed pre-election surveys and gained seats in the upper chamber.[1][2] Meanwhile, the KiBam tandem, having run as an independent opposition aligned with former Vice President Leni Robredo, were both elected, each winning a large share of the vote in upset victories.[3][4] While Lakas–CMD remained the largest party in the House of Representatives—with 104 of its congressional candidates winning in local races—their share of seats declined from outgoing 19th Congress.[5]
Political analyst Ronald Llamas interpreted the results as a rejection of the direction of the Marcos administration but not necessarily an approval of the vocal Duterte opposition.[6] Media outlets attributed the results to Marcos's lack of charisma, his economic policies, the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, and the first impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.[7][8]
Among the Senators in the 20th Congress, there are four pairs of siblings—Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano; Raffy and Erwin Tulfo; Jinggoy Estrada and JV Ejercito; and Mark and Camille Villar—the most in Philippine history.[9] Tito Sotto will become the first Senator to serve a fifth term, becoming the longest-serving member in the history of the chamber.[10]
In the House of Representatives, seven-term Representative Raymond Mendoza, who has served in every Congress since 2009, is expected to be term-limited after this Congress after having served three uninterrupted terms.[11]
On November 8, 2025, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla claimed in an interview to have seen an arrest warrant for Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), after which dela Rosa hid from public view and refrained from attending any further Senate session for the next six months.[12][13]
2026 Senate upheaval ("Senateflix")
[edit]On May 11, 2026, dela Rosa came out of hiding and returned to the Senate, an unexpected move that caused surprise to Senate attendees.[14] Dela Rosa return was due to the encouragement of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, who provided him with a vehicle to head to the Senate. Despite attempts by two female agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to serve an International Criminal Court warrant against him at the basement entrance,[15] dela Rosa evaded arrest and attended the day's session to participate in the ouster of Senator Tito Sotto as Senate President to be replaced with Cayetano, a move interpreted to be in reaction to the ongoing second impeachment of Vice President Duterte.[16][17] The institution was soon placed on lockdown as dela Rosa sought protective custody within the Senate.[18]
On the evening of May 13, 2026, unprecedented gunfire was initiated by the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms at the GSIS Building housing the institution during attempts by Senator dela Rosa to evade arresting authorities. The event, occurring within the initial days of the "Senateflix" controversy,[19][20][21] has been described as "embarrassing" and a "national disgrace" for allegedly protecting a fugitive from international law and eroding the institution's "dignity, credibility and moral authority".[22][23][24]
Special session of Congress
[edit]On June 15, 2026, President Bongbong Marcos called for a special session of Congress to take place on June 17, 2026.[25] The Special Session of Congress witnessed the election of Sherwin Gatchalian as President of the Senate of the Philippines, ending a two-week leadership dispute with then-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.[26] Gatchalian served as Senate president pro tempore and acting Senate president from June 3 to 17, 2026, after the then-majority bloc skipped the regular sessions on June 1 and 2,[27] following the arrest of Jinggoy Estrada on June 1, 2026.[28]
Timeline
[edit]2025
[edit]- June 10 – The Senate of the 19th Congress convenes as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Duterte.[29][30][31][32]
- June 30 – New term begins for the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives.
- July 28
- Congress convenes. Members elected in 2025 formally takes office.
- Francis Escudero (NPC) is elected Senate president.
- Martin Romualdez (Lakas; Leyte–1st) is elected House speaker.
- President Bongbong Marcos delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address.[33]
- August 6 – The Senate of the 20th Congress voted to archive the articles of impeachment of Vice President Duterte.[34]
- September 8
- Tito Sotto is elected Senate president after Francis Escudero was ousted by 15 senators.[35]
- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on anomalous flood control projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Controversial government contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya link several congressmen to kickbacks received from project funds.[36]
- September 9 – In a hearing convened by the House Committee on Public Accounts, former DPWH district engineer Brice Hernandez links Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva to the anomalous flood control scandal.[37]
- September 17 – Martin Romualdez resigns as House Speaker. Bojie Dy is elected as the new House Speaker.[38]
- September 23 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on the flood control scandal, with former DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara linked Senators Estrada, Villanueva, former Senator Bong Revilla, Representative Zaldy Co (Ako Bicol), former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former Representative Mitch Cajayon-Uy (Caloocan-2nd) to payoffs linked to the anomalous flood control scandal with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommending the filing charges of these personalities for indirect bribery and malversation of public funds.[39]
- September 25 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on the flood control scandal, with former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo admitting receiving payoffs and also linking former Senate President Francis Escudero, former Senator Nancy Binay, Representative Co, Commission on Audit Commissioner Mario G. Lipana to scandal.[40]
2026
[edit]- May 11:
- Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time.[41]
- Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was installed as Senate president after Tito Sotto was ousted.[42]
- May 11–13 – The Senate temporarily went into lockdown following a standoff and exchange of gunfire at the Senate building within the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) compound during efforts to serve an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Senator Ronald dela Rosa.[43][44]
- May 18 – The Senate of the 20th Congress convenes as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Duterte.[45]
- June 1 - Jinggoy Estrada was arrested in the Senate following a warrant issued by the fifth division of the Sandiganbayan.[46] He is later placed in a 90-day preventive suspension on 16 June 2026.[47]
- June 2 - Cavite 4th District Representative Kiko Barzaga was expelled from the House of Representatives of the Philippines by a vote of 265-14-8.[48]
- June 3 – Sherwin Gatchalian is elected as Senate President pro tempore and later designated Acting Senate President after ousting Alan Peter Cayetano. [49]
- June 15 - President Bongbong Marcos calls for a Special Session of Congress on 17 June 2026.[50]
- June 17 - Sherwin Gatchalian is elected as President of the Senate of the Philippines by a vote of 13 senators.[51] Tito Sotto was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, succeeding Gatchalian.[52]
Date unknown
[edit]- The New Senate Building will be completed in late 2026 or early 2027, per Senate President Francis Escudero when asked following a sine die adjournment in 2025.[53]
Party summary
[edit]Senate party summary
[edit]| Party | Total | Vacant | |||||||||||
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| Akbayan | KANP | Lakas | LP | NP | NPC | PDP–Laban | PFP | PMP | UNA | Ind | |||
| End of previous Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| Begin (July 28, 2025) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Present (August 18, 2026) | |||||||||||||
| Current voting share | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 25.0% | ||
House party summary
[edit]| Party | Total | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksyon | Asenso | AZAP | BUP | CDP | HTL | Lakas | LDP | LP | MKTZNU | NP | Navoteño | 1CEBU | NPC | NUP | PDP | PFP | PMP | PRP | Reporma | SST | UNA | Ind | Party-list | |||
| End of previous Congress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 306 | 8 |
| Begin (July 28, 2025) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 317 | 0 |
| Present (August 18, 2026) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 318 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Current voting share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 23.9% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10.7% | 17.3% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 20.1% | ||
Leadership
[edit]Senate
[edit]until September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026
May 11 – June 3, 2026
- Senate President:
- Francis Escudero (NPC), until September 8, 2025
- Tito Sotto (NPC), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026[54]
- Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent), May 11 – June 3, 2026[55]
- Sherwin Gatchalian (NPC), from June 17, 2026; acting: June 3–17, 2026
- Senate President pro tempore:
- Jinggoy Estrada (PMP), until September 8, 2025
- Panfilo Lacson (Independent), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026[54]
- Loren Legarda (NPC), May 11 – June 3, 2026[55]
- Sherwin Gatchalian (NPC), June 3–17, 2026
- Tito Sotto (NPC), from June 17, 2026
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Joel Villanueva (Independent), until September 8, 2025; acting: May 11 – June 3, 2026
- Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026,[54] and from June 3, 2026
- Senior Deputy Majority Floor Leader: JV Ejercito (NPC), since June 17, 2026
- Deputy Majority Floor Leaders:
- JV Ejercito (NPC), until May 11, 2026[54]
- Rodante Marcoleta (Independent), until September 8, 2025
- Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026[56]
- Joel Villanueva (Independent), since June 17, 2026
- Minority Floor Leader:
- Tito Sotto (NPC), until September 8, 2025
- Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026,[54] and from June 17, 2026
- Tito Sotto (NPC), May 11 – June 3, 2026
- Deputy Minority Floor Leaders:
- Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), until September 8, 2025
- Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), until September 8, 2025
- Rodante Marcoleta (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026[54]
- Joel Villanueva (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026[54]
- Imee Marcos (Nacionalista), since July 29, 2026
House of Representatives
[edit]until September 17, 2025
from September 17, 2025
- Speaker:
- Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st, Lakas), until September 17, 2025
- Bojie Dy (Isabela–6th, PFP), from September 17, 2025
- Senior Deputy Speaker:
- David Suarez (Quezon–2nd, Lakas), until November 19, 2025
- Dinand Hernandez (South Cotabato–2nd, PFP), from November 19, 2025
- Deputy Speakers:
- Janette Garin (Iloilo–1st, Lakas)
- Yasser Balindong (Lanao del Sur–2nd, Lakas)
- Paolo Ortega (La Union–1st, Lakas)
- Jay Khonghun (Zambales–1st, Lakas)
- Kristine Singson-Meehan (Ilocos Sur–2nd, NPC), until August 3, 2026
- Ronaldo Puno (Antipolo–1st, NUP)
- Bojie Dy (Isabela–6th, PFP), until September 17, 2025
- Ferjenel Biron (Iloilo–4th, Nacionalista)
- Raymond Mendoza (Party-list, TUCP)
- Yevgeny Emano (Misamis Oriental–2nd, Nacionalista), from August 11, 2025
- Dinand Hernandez (South Cotabato–2nd, PFP), until November 19, 2025
- David Suarez (Quezon–2nd, Lakas), from November 19, 2025
- Maria Rachel Arenas (Pangasinan–3rd, Lakas), from March 18, 2026
- Duke Frasco (Cebu–5th, Independent), from March 18, 2026
- Albee Benitez (Bacolod at-large, PFP), from March 18, 2026
- Mercedes Alvarez–Lansang (Negros Occidental–6th, NPC), from August 3, 2026
- Majority Floor Leader: Sandro Marcos (Ilocos Norte–1st, PFP)
- Senior Deputy Majority Floor Leader: Lorenz Defensor (Iloilo–3rd, NUP)
- Minority Floor Leader: Marcelino Libanan (Party-list, 4Ps)
- Senior Deputy Minority Floor Leader
- Edgar Erice (Caloocan–2nd, Liberal), until March 3, 2026
- Leila de Lima (Party-list, ML), from March 3, 2026
Sessions
[edit]Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on May 9, 2022: June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2028
- For senators elected on May 12, 2025: June 30, 2025 – June 30, 2031
House of Representatives
[edit]Terms of members of the House of Representatives began on June 30, 2025, and will end on June 30, 2028, unless stated otherwise.
Changes in membership
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Vacating member | Special election | Successor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Date | Reason | Member | Party | Date | ||
| Jinggoy Estrada | PMP | June 22, 2026 | Suspended for 90 days[73] | — | ||||
House of Representatives
[edit]District representatives
[edit]| District | Vacating member | Special election | Successor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Date | Reason | Member | Party | Date | ||||
| Cavite–4th | Kiko Barzaga | Independent | December 1, 2025 | Suspended for 60 days[74][75] | — | |||||
| February 4, 2026 | ||||||||||
| PDP-Laban | June 2, 2026 | Expelled[69] | August 29, 2026[76] | TBA | ||||||
| Antipolo–2nd | Romeo Acop | NUP | December 20, 2025 | Died in office[68] | March 14, 2026[77] | Bong Acop | NUP | March 16, 2026 | ||
Party-list representatives
[edit]| Member | Party | Date | Reason | Successor | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Josephine Diana Calatrava | Tingog | July 9, 2025 | Resigned[78] | Yedda Romualdez | July 18, 2025 |
| Zaldy Co | Ako Bicol | September 29, 2025 | Resigned[79] | Jan Franz Chan | January 26, 2026 |
| Edvic Yap | ACT-CIS Partylist | February 4, 2026 | Resigned[80] | Jeffrey Soriano | March 11, 2026 |
| Franz Vincent Legazpi | Pinoy Workers | May 18, 2026 | Resigned | Karl Joseph Legaspi | May 20, 2026 |
| Nathaniel Oducado | 1Tahanan | Elmer Catulpos | June 3, 2026 |
Committees
[edit]Constitutional bodies
[edit]| Committee | Senate | House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Party | Since | Minority leader | Party | Since | Chairman | Party | District | Since | Minority leader | Party | District | Since | |||||
| Commission on Appointments | Sherwin Gatchalian | NPC | June 3, 2026 | Joel Villanueva | Independent | September 24, 2025 | Ramon Guico Jr. | Lakas | Pangasinan–5th | August 26, 2025 | Tonypet Albano | PFP | Isabela–1st | August 26, 2025 | ||||
| Judicial and Bar Council | Kiko Pangilinan | Liberal | June 3, 2026 | Gerville Luistro | Lakas | Batangas–2nd | July 30, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Senate Electoral Tribunal | Vacant | May 11, 2026 | Vacant | May 11, 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal | Bel Zamora | Lakas | San Juan | August 5, 2025 | Jan Rurik Padiernos | GP | Party-list | October 20, 2025 | ||||||||||
Senate committees
[edit]House of Representatives committees
[edit]Evaluation
[edit]After the ouster of Senate President Tito Sotto on May 11, 2026 amidst the second impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, lawyer and former congressman Barry Gutierrez considered the Senate to have drastically declined as an institution compared to previous congresses, citing its various members' inclination to using constitutional crises as part of their "political toolkit" and the diminishing of accountability through the senate's practices.[81] Gutierrez stated that "I never thought I'd see the day that the House of Representatives would be more respectable than the Senate", and unfavorably compared the Senate's avoidance of an impeachment trial during the 20th Congress to the Senate that tackled the 2000–2001 impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada despite his numerous allies in the Senate body.[81]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Session suspended due to Super Typhoon Uwan. It was the original session calendar resume on November 10, 2025.[63][64]
- ↑ Jinggoy Estrada was detained on June 1, 2026, on plunder charges related to the flood control projects scandal.
- ↑ Rodante Marcoleta was detained on July 6, 2026, on plunder charges related to undeclared donations prior to his 2025 election campaign.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Affiliated with Lakas–CMD at election.
- ↑ Affiliated with Partido Demokratiko Pilipino at election.
- ↑ Romeo Acop died on December 20, 2025.[68]
- ↑ Bong Acop was elected on March 14, 2026, to succeed Romeo Acop. He took office on March 16, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Independent at election.
- ↑ Eric Yap took office on July 3, 2025, after having his proclamation as representative-elect initially suspended.
- ↑ Affiliated with Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino at election.
- ↑ Kiko Barzaga was expelled on June 2, 2026.[69]
- 1 2 Affiliated with the National Unity Party at election.
- 1 2 Affiliated with Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino at election.
- 1 2 Affiliated with the Nationalist People's Coalition at election.
- 1 2 3 Affiliated with the Nacionalista Party at election.
- ↑ Affiliated with Asenso Manileño at election.
- ↑ Benny Abante took office on July 8, 2025, after the Second Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) nullified the candidacy of his sole opponent in the election, Joey Uy (Aksyon), on June 18, 2025, due to citizenship issues. The COMELEC en banc affirmed the nullification of Uy's candidacy on June 30, 2025. Prior to the nullification of his candidacy, Uy had received the most number of votes in the election.
- ↑ Marcelino Teodoro took office on July 1, 2025, after having his proclamation as representative-elect initially suspended.
- 1 2 Affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko at election.
- ↑ Affiliated with the People's Reform Party at election.
- ↑ Elected in 2025 under Nacionalista Party.
- ↑ Affiliated with the Adelante Zamboanga Party at election.
- ↑ Nat Oducado resigned on May 18, 2026.
- ↑ Elmer Catulpos took office on June 3, 2026, to succeed Nat Oducado.
- ↑ Robert Raymond Estrella took office on October 2, 2025, after three seats for party-list representatives were reallocated due to the cancellation of the Duterte Youth's registration by the Commission on Elections on August 29, 2025.
- ↑ Edvic Yap resigned on February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Jeffrey Soriano took office on March 11, 2026, to succeed Edvic Yap.
- ↑ Zaldy Co resigned on September 29, 2025.
- ↑ Jan Franz Chan took office on January 26, 2026, to succeed Zaldy Co.
- ↑ Alfred delos Santos took office on October 2, 2025, after three seats for party-list representatives were reallocated due to the cancellation of the Duterte Youth's registration by the Commission on Elections on August 29, 2025.
- ↑ Sarah Elago took office on September 23, 2025, after the Commission on Elections allocated one additional seat for party-list representatives.[71][72]
- ↑ Arthur C. Yap took office on October 2, 2025, after three seats for party-list representatives were reallocated due to the cancellation of the Duterte Youth's registration by the Commission on Elections on August 29, 2025.
- ↑ Franz Vincent Legazpi was included in the list of representatives on August 6, 2025. He resigned on May 18, 2026.
- ↑ Karl Josef Legazpi took office on May 20, 2026, to succeed Franz Vincent Legazpi.
- ↑ Marie Josephine Diana Calatrava resigned on July 9, 2025.
- ↑ Yedda Romualdez was proclaimed as a representative by the Commission on Elections on July 16, 2025, to succeed Marie Josephine Diana Calatrava.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Philippines election results a "Duterte landslide," family of detained former President Rodrigo Duterte boasts - CBS News". CBS News. May 13, 2025. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Royandoyan, Ramon (May 13, 2025). "Philippine elections deliver surprise backing for ex-President Duterte". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Chi, Cristina (May 17, 2025). "Bam, Kiko set for Senate comeback as Comelec proclaims winners". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Ramos, Marlon; Subingsubing, Krixia; Bautista, Jane (May 13, 2025). "Aquino, Pangilinan feats hailed as 'real opposition' gain". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (May 16, 2025). "Acidre: 100 of 115 House lawmakers who signed impeach raps reelected". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ Cerojano, Teresa (May 16, 2025). "Philippines Senate race a blow to President Marcos as he feuds with Vice President Duterte". AP News. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Head, Jonathan (May 13, 2025). "Philippines election result: The votes are in - now the game of thrones between Marcos and Duterte resumes". BBC. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Guzman, Chad de (May 13, 2025). "Philippines Election Results 2025: Dutertes Assert Influence". Time. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Depasupil, William B. (May 15, 2025). "New Senate to have four sets of siblings". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ↑ Sigales, Jason (May 17, 2025). "Sotto to 'exercise oversight' in fifth Senate term". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ↑ de Leon, Dwight (May 20, 2025). "Why TUCP's Raymond Mendoza has been in Congress since 2009 despite term limits". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 21, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ↑ Bolledo, Jairo (November 8, 2025). "ICC warrant out vs Bato dela Rosa?". Rappler. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
[Jesus Crispin 'Boying'] Remulla said the ICC has already issued a warrant of arrest against Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa, former national police chief of the Duterte administration, over his involvement in the war on drugs.
- ↑ Robles, Alan (May 6, 2026). "ICC fugitive? Duterte ally's paid Philippine Senate vanishing act draws fire". SCMP. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
Now a senator, Dela Rosa has somewhat fallen off the radar – for six months, he has not appeared for work after reports circulated that he could face arrest[...]
- ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (May 12, 2026). "De Lima pokes fun at dela Rosa running from ICC arrest order: 'Pathetic'". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
On Monday afternoon [May 11], after session resumed, observers and members of the media in the Senate were surprised to see dela Rosa in the plenary hall, returning to the chamber after around six months of absence.
- ↑ Salcedo, Mary Joy (May 12, 2026). "NBI agents didn't wrestle with dela Rosa; senator pushed them – Matibag". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
But [Ronald 'Bato'] dela Rosa, who arrived at the Senate's entrance from the basement parking after riding another senator's vehicle, allegedly pushed them instead and ran away.
- ↑ "Bato dela Rosa returns to Senate after months-long absence". ABS-CBN News. Manila. May 11, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Cruz, James Patrick (May 11, 2016). "Sotto ousted as Senate president, Alan Cayetano takes over". Rappler. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Cruz, James Patrick (May 11, 2026). "Bato dela Rosa runs from arrest warrant, backs Cayetano in Senate takeover". Rappler. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
The Senate complex was later placed on lockdown, with barbed wire installed at several entrances as security tightened.
- ↑ Soto, Abel D. (May 24, 2026). "THE SENATEFLIX". SunStar. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
Welcome to 'The SeNateflix' [sic], a genre-bending political series that has blurred the line between public service and performance art, between accountability and choreography, between institutional dignity and the irresistible lure of spectacle.
- ↑ Abanto, Rowegie (May 27, 2026). "'Masamang Senateflix': Hontiveros questions alleged rush to amend Senate Rules". ABS-CBN News. Manila. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (June 3, 2026). "House lawmakers hope Senate resumes work under Gatchalian". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
'At long last, the Senateflix series has ended. The reign of darkness is over. They should go back to work. There is a lot of pending work that needs to be finished,' [Perci] Cendaña wrote in a separate post.
- ↑ Llamas, Ronald (May 17, 2026). "Cayetano attacked the Senate". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- ↑ Pamintuan, Ana Marie (May 15, 2026). "National Disgrace". OneNews.PH. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Hontiveros: Senate gunfire an affront to institution". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. May 20, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Cabato, Luisa (June 15, 2026). "Marcos calls for Congress special session". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ OMBAY, GISELLE (June 17, 2026). "Sherwin Gatchalian elected Senate president". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Clores, Keith (June 1, 2026). "Senate minority: Majority's absence a 'boycott,' not independence call". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
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Pakapalan na ng mukha, eh. Mukhang[...] 'yon na yung order of the day, eh. Ngayon lang ako nakakita na yung pag-court ng constitutional crisis, na dahil sa hindi pagsunod sa constitution, ay naging bahagi na ng political toolkit, 'di ba, ng mga senador para protektahan yung isang kaalyado nila.