Rappler's latest stories on Senate committee on ethics and privileges
At least 6 senators face ethics complaints in 2017
So far, at least 9 complaints have been lodged against 6 senators, including President Rodrigo Duterte's critics, Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV
Trillanes files ethics case vs Gordon
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV accuses Senator Richard Gordon of violation of laws, Senate rules, and the lawyer's code
Senate ethics body torn on how to handle complaint vs De Lima
Two allies of Senator Leila De Lima want the committee to decide first on its jurisdiction over the complaint not on the complaint s form and substance
Only 2 senators reprimanded by Senate in 30 years
Out of all ethics complaints the Senate has only censured former senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Heherson Alvarez Former senator Manny Villar was only reprimanded on paper due to lack of quorum caused by the absence of his allies
Ethics complaint vs De Lima? Issues of the ethics committee
Former senator Rene Saguisag who once headed the Senate ethics committee says politics also comes into play in deciding complaints against senators
