'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

The Avelino ruling of 1949 says 12 senators are enough to create a quorum

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.…

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…

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

'All acts, resolutions and decisions made by the Senate during its session of June 3, 2026 are presumed to be official acts of the Philippine Senate following the presumption of…

'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

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…