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Senate history shows 12-member quorum is legal to conduct business — Gatchalian

Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian during a Blue Ribbon Committee meeting on June 8, 2026 to reopen the investigation into anomalous government flood control projects. Senate Social Media Unit via Facebook / Joseph B. Vidal MANILA, Philippines — Official Senate records show that the Philippine Senate has a precedent of recognizing a 12-member quorum

Shots heard at Senate amid lockdown

Filtered By: Topstories News Published May 13, 2026 7:54pm Updated May 13, 2026 8:04pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Gunshots rang out at the Senate on Wednesday evening amid an ongoing lockdown at the upper chamber, where Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is

Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m. by voice vote following a marathon session. The 42-day funding lapse has seen them go without pay, leading many to call out of work

Senate Democrats Urge DOJ to Investigate Binance

TLDR Senate Democrats urged the Justice Department and Treasury to investigate Binance over alleged Iran sanctions violations. Lawmakers cited reports that $1.7 billion in digital assets moved to Iranian entities through Binance. The senators raised concerns that Binance may have breached its 2023 federal settlement obligations...

Senate confirms Ayo Omidiran, 37 others as FCC Chairman, Commissioners

Senate on Thursday confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran as the Executive Chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) and 37 commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the adoption of the screening report presented by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal

The Thai Senate Wants the People to Decide on the Future of Entertainment Complexes

The Thai Senate is now looking for a resolution of a bottleneck caused by the regulation of casino resorts (known as entertainment complexes locally), with lawmakers not in agreement on what the next steps should be. Entertainment Complexes Are a Non-Starter in Thailand for Now While there has been support for the passage of such

Senate committee in Thailand rejects casino bill, but legislation could return

Thailand’s Entertainment Complex Bill, suspended after the impeachment of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, could return to the front burner under certain conditions. Thailand’s controversial Entertainment Complex Bill, which would have established a legal casino industry in the Southeast Asian nation, got the official thumbs-down from lawmakers on Tuesday. According to the Bangkok Post, a Senate committee formally

NPFL: Deputy Senate President To Upgrade BUK’s Stadium

  August 19, (THEWILL) — In furtherance of his commitment to sports development in the country, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has concluded arrangements to upgrade the facilities of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) stadium. This is contained in a statement issued by Ismail Mudashir, the Special Adviser to the Deputy

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Bitcoin long-term holder supply hits all-time high of 16.64 million BTC

Bitcoin investors are sitting on their hands, and the data says that’s a very good sign. Long-term holder supply just hit 16.64 million BTC, a new all-time high, according to Coinglass data shared on July 21. That figure represents roughly 83% of Bitcoin’s total circulating supply. In plain English: five out of every six Bitcoin

BTC trades near $66K as a break above the 50-Day EMA strengthens bullish momentum

Key takeaways Bitcoin (BTC) trades around $66,300, extending gains after reclaiming the 50-day EMA. The leading cryptocurrency remains below the 100-day and 200-day EMAs, leaving key resistance levels intact. Technical indicators, including the RSI and MACD, point to strengthening bullish momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) remained firm around $65,800 on Wednesday, extending this week’s rally as the

Bitcoin Ownership Overtakes Gold as 49.6 Million Americans Now Hold BTC

Bitcoin has overtaken gold as the preferred hard asset among American investors, according to bitcoin financial services firm River. The firm found that 49.6 million Americans, or 18.6% of the adult population, now own bitcoin, compared to 28.8 million, or 10.8%, who hold gold. Key Takeaways River’s July report found 49.6 million Americans hold bitcoin

Foundry asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support

Foundry USA began asking mining customers to vote on how the pool should signal on Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110), a soft fork proposing to shrink how much data can be stored in Bitcoin transactions to limit non-monetary transactions, such as Ordinals, on the Bitcoin network. The world’s largest mining pool by hashrate also released educational