Senate Leadership

• Carpio: Twelve Senators Can Elect an Acting Senate President

  08 June 2026

  Acting Senate President, ANC, Antonio Carpio, Constitutional Law, Karen Davila, Philippine Politics, Philippine Senate, Plunder Law, Senate Leadership, Senate President, Senate quorum, Win Gatchalian

  Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says 12 senators may be sufficient to elect an acting Senate President if one senator is suspended and unable to exercise the functions of office.

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• Carpio Weighs in on Villanueva Dismissal Order: Senate to Act on Ombudsman’s Request

  23 October 2025

  Dismissal Order, Justice Antonio Carpio, Ombudsman Request, Senate Leadership, Senator Joel Villanueva

  Justice Carpio: Villanueva Dismissal Order Held Up by Ombudsman Request

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• Carpio Weighs in on Villanueva Dismissal Order: Ombudsman’s Request Key to Senate Vote

  23 October 2025

  Accountability in governance, Dismissal Order, Due Process, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Incoming Ombudsman, Senate Leadership, Senator Joel Villanueva

  Carpio Weighs in on Villanueva Dismissal Order: Ombudsman’s Request Crucial to Senate Vote

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