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After minority walkout, Senate majority skips Monday session

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate was unable to resume its session on Monday after the 13-member majority bloc skipped the plenary, days after minority senators staged a walkout. Only 11 senators – Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Sens. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Kiko Pangilinan,  Panfilo Lacson,  JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino,

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Legarda secures bicam approval of bill strengthening free college law

The bicameral conference committee adopted the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1894, principally sponsored and authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, and House Bill No. 8476, enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931). Legarda led the deliberations and final approval of the reconciled measure. The bill institutionalizes the

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Grand Lotto, Mega Lotto jackpots elude bettors on Jun. 1

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpots in Monday’s PCSO draws. According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, the Grand Lotto 6/55 combination was 36-04-09-44-42-24 for a jackpot of ₱45 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Mega Lotto 6/45 winning combination was 28-38-41-35-40-05 for a jackpot of

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Senate minority: Majority’s absence is a ‘boycott’ not independence

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate minority bloc said the absence of the majority during Monday’s session was a boycott following the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, not a call for Senate independence as Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano claimed. All 11 minority senators, or the Solid Bloc-11 (SB-11), waited two hours for the 5 p.m.

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