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Senate.ph summary: The Senate approved SB 2387 on third and final reading on September 14, 13–5 with no abstentions. The bill lengthens barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan terms from four to five years and moves the elections scheduled for November 2026 to November 2028. Senators Tito Sotto, Kiko Pangilinan, Joel Villanueva, Bam Aquino and Risa Hontiveros voted against it.
Senate.ph summary: In the July 29 round of committee assignments, detained senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta were named chairs of the electoral reforms and tourism committees. Minority senators also took the banks, cultural communities, culture and the arts, public information, sustainable development goals, government corporations, sports, youth, cooperatives and civil service committees.
Senate.ph summary: Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was arrested on July 6 on a Sandiganbayan warrant in a plunder case over ₱75 million in allegedly undeclared 2025 campaign donations; three co-accused were also ordered arrested. Marcoleta says the donations were lawful and that the case is politically motivated. The charges have not been tried.
Senate.ph summary: The Sandiganbayan's Second Division ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in a graft case tied to flood-control projects, ruling that suspension is mandatory once such a case is filed. Estrada, detained since surrendering on June 1, is barred from performing his duties as senator during the suspension. The charges have not been tried.
Senate.ph summary: Senators voted 13–9–2 on May 11 to replace Senate President Tito Sotto with Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, who was nominated by Sen. Imee Marcos. The change came as Vice President Sara Duterte faced a pending impeachment trial over which the Senate President would preside.
Senate.ph summary: The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant charging Sen. Ronald dela Rosa with crimes against humanity over his role in the Duterte administration's anti-drug campaign. He stayed in his Senate office before leaving the building on May 14; his whereabouts have not been publicly confirmed since. The charges have not been tried.
Senate.ph summary: Senators replaced Senate President Francis Escudero with Tito Sotto on September 8 in a 15–9 leadership change during the Senate's inquiry into anomalous flood-control projects. Panfilo Lacson became President pro tempore and Juan Miguel Zubiri Majority Floor Leader.