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The Senate's quorum of 12 senators is legal — here's why
The Avelino ruling of 1949 says 12 senators are enough to create a quorum
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gmanetwork.com
12 senators enough to muster quorum with absence of Estrada, Dela Rosa —NUPL head
With the current number of sitting senators, 12 are enough to muster a quorum and elect an Acting Senate President. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) president Ephraim…
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rappler.com
The Senate's quorum of 12 senators is legal — here's why
The Avelino ruling of 1949 says 12 senators are enough to create a quorum
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SC ruling affirms validity of 12-senator quorum, says law expert
The election of new Senate officers by 12 senators on Wednesday was valid under existing jurisprudence, a law expert said, pointing to the Supreme Court's ruling in Avelino v.…
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ALAMIN: Paano nabuo ang quorum kahit 12 lang ang present na senador?
Kahit 12 lang sa halip na 13 ang physically present na senador sa sesyon sa Senado nitong Miyerkoles, idineklara pa rin ang quorum, at isinagawa ang pagbabalasa ng liderato at mga…
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gulfnews.com
Philippines Senate shakeup: Lawyers' group says June 3 session with 12 senators 'lawful', citing 1949 SC precedent
Leadership shakeup lawful as quorum based on available, not total, senators
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A 1949 SC case made the Senate June 3 quorum possible
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Avelino vs. Cuenca in 1949 states that 12 could be considered the majority of 23 senators, therefore, a 12-senator quorum is valid
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EXPLAINER: How was there a quorum in a Senate with 12 present?
Twelve senators were physically present at the Senate plenary on June 3, 2026, and, citing existing jurisprudence and precedent from 2015, declared that there was a quorum to hold…
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Supreme Court asked to uphold legality of Senate's quorum of 12
'So dito, sa prayer lang po natin dito, ina-ask ko lang po 'yong Supreme Court kung valid ba 'yong quorum o hindi,' petitioner John Barry Tayam says
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Drilon recalls May 5, 2015 session's quorum of 12
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon and a legal expert on Friday said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s bloc was correct in citing a 1949 Supreme Court ruling to determine a Senate…