Senate Minority Floor Leader, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile blames the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III for the deaths of the 44 member of the elite PNP-Special Action Group (SAF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25, 2015. According to the 91-year-old Sen. Enrile, the line of command in the … Read more
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile urged the tough-talking mayor of Davao City, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to attend the re-opening of the Mamasapano probe by the Senate. The Senate Minority leader wanted Duterte to attend as a witness in the Senate’s reopening of the Mamasapano probe following his claims that he was with President Benigno Aquino III … Read more
Former defense secretary turned senator, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile questioned the involvement of the United States government in the law enforcement operations of the Philippine National Police—particularly the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) during the Mamasapano operation. The alleged participation of the US is not covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and … Read more
The Commission on Audit released the list of the Top 5 Senators who used their Pork Barrel or the Priority Development (–foul word(s) removed–)istance Fund (PDAF) from 2007 to 2009 to finance controversial NGO’s. The Top five Senators were identified as Senators Ramong “Bong” Revilla Jr., Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Edgardo Angara and Gregorio … Read more
Former Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile confirmed that he would run to become the leader of the new opposition in the chamber, not as Senate President but as imminent new minority bloc in Senate. According to Enrile, he had already informed the minority bloc of the Senate to his decision to run for Senate President for … Read more
Two of the most prominent senators from the Phillippines, Senator Tito Sotto proposed a blogging bill to be p(–foul word(s) removed–)ed in the Senate to define and regulate blogging in the Philippines. On August 29, 2012, Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III, delivered a privilege speech and defend himself for the past issues regarding … Read more
