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The government has spent P2 trillion on flood-control projects since 2011 but has hardly managed to control flooding, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said, as he stressed the need for a multi-administration master plan for it.

Sen. Erwin Tulfo, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said in a radio interview that it is more efficient that way since the panel's findings would be submitted to the Ombudsman anyway.

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano filled the minority's vacancies in various Senate Committees in a bid to help make the Senate more productive.

Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday he would seek harsher penalties for those who induce witnesses to perjure themselves following the recantation of Orly Guteza's allegation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Sen. Loren Legarda has informed the Senate Secretary that she has extended her medical Leave.

Senator JV Ejercito believes the question of whether to lower the threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial is best left to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Loren Legarda has extended her medical leave to next week.

Courts nationwide are drowning in cases, Supreme Court Court Administrator Ma. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta told the Senate Finance Committee during its 2027 Budget briefing on Thursday.

The Senate impeachment court has named four retired Supreme Court justices as amici curae who will advise the court on how many votes are needed for the acquittal or conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Senate Energy Committee Chair Erwin Tulfo presses distribution utility Meralco and the Energy Regulatory Commission to fast tracking the approval process for the installation of solar power in homes.