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The vice president escalated her attacks on President Marcos hours after her arraignment on a grave threats case was postponed, as Malacañang had not responded as of this report.
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on June 1 categorically denied that the Office of the Ombudsman offered to drop cases against Senator Jinggoy Estrada in exchange for his political allegiance — calling any such arrangement a form of corruption in itself — after Estrada publicly alleged he had been repeatedly offered exactly that deal before his surrender.
The Philippine Senate failed to convene on the evening of June 1 after the Cayetano majority bloc and the chamber's presiding officers did not appear for the scheduled 5 p.m. session — leaving the 11-member minority waiting two hours without a quorum and an agenda full of pending legislation unaddressed.
Former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel III on Sunday called on the Cayetano bloc to attend any special session with full attendance and settle the leadership dispute on the floor — as a rival faction under acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian holds a 12-10 working advantage, and Senator Loren Legarda escalated her constitutional challenge to the new majority's legitimacy.
The International Criminal Court scheduled the opening of Rodrigo Duterte's trial for November 30, 2026, following a May 27 status conference where judges mapped out the proceedings on witness counts, evidence volumes, and possible additional incidents — while Duterte, still detained in The Hague, waived his right to appear.
With the Supreme Court refusing to block the ICC arrest warrant and the DOJ declaring Dela Rosa a fugitive, the Philippine National Police mobilized specialized tracker units on May 22 to hunt down the senator — who confirmed intelligence shows is still inside the country.
NBI Director Matibag has named Sen. Robin Padilla as a "person of interest" in relation to the whereabouts of Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, as PNP Chief Nartatez denies allegations that Bato's PMA classmates helped him slip away from the Senate.
Sen. Pia Cayetano publicly called out NBI Director Melvin Matibag after it emerged that NBI agents were stationed at the GSIS at the very time he claimed to have no available personnel for the Senate.
Gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday evening as armed personnel forcefully breached a gate at the GSIS compound, where Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has been holed up to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed the shooting, while the NBI denied involvement.
Two separate fuel shipments have arrived in the Philippines amid the national energy emergency — one privately procured by Petron Corp. (700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil), and another government-procured diesel shipment of 142,000 barrels facilitated by PNOC. The declaration of emergency through EO 110 came only after fuel prices had already surpassed ₱90 per liter.
