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Cayetano becomes senate president after Sotto ousted
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was elected the new Senate president on Monday after 13 senators voted to unseat Vicente Tito Sotto III. The change occurred shortly after the start of the session amid the House's impending impeachment vote against Vice President Sara Duterte.
The proposed Status of Visiting Forces Agreements with Canada and New Zealand are set for Senate floor approval next week after a committee hearing that examined environmental safeguards in the defense pacts.
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Sen. Loren Legarda has called for a Senate inquiry into the exclusion of 84 barangays in Taal and Nasugbu, Batangas from a government assistance program.
Nag-reschedule si Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson ng kanyang privilege speech tungkol sa progress report ng Blue Ribbon committee sa flood control scandal. Walang paliwanag ang ibinigay para sa pagkakansela. Si dating Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson naman ay nagtanong sa pagpapaliban ng Senate inquiry at nagbanta ng direktang paglalahad sa publiko.
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Maine Governor Janet Mills withdrew from the Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Thursday, leaving oyster farmer Graham Platner as the unopposed nominee against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Mills cited insufficient fundraising after trailing Platner badly in polls ahead of the June 9 primary.
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution prohibiting senators and their staff from using prediction markets. S. Res. 708 took effect immediately upon passage.
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Brazil's Senate rejected Attorney-General Jorge Messias's nomination to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday (April 29, 2026), with 42 votes against and 34 in favor. The vote marks the first rejection of a presidential nominee to the Court in 132 years, since 1894. Messias had been approved by the CCJ committee 16-11 after an eight-hour hearing.
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