Vic Rodriguez

Vic Rodriguez is a senatorial candidate in the Philippines supporting decriminalization of libel to protect freedom of speech. He is part of the Duterte family’s endorsed slate for the 2025 midterm elections and aims to fight corruption through digitized law passage. Rodriguez has also filed petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act and advocating for better PhilHealth funding.

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Last updated at April 25, 2025.

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Cunanan testifies Roque behind fake cocaine video

On Tuesday, April 8, blogger Vicente 'Pebbles' Cunanan testified before the House tri-committee that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was behind the dissemination of a suspicious video allegedly showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. using cocaine.
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PDP-Laban, voters seek SC TRO on internet voting

Members of the political party Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and some overseas Filipino voters have asked the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order against internet voting for May's midterm elections.
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Three groups file SC petition challenging 2025 GAA's education funding

Three cause-oriented organizations, including the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC), and Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), have filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Monday, March 31.
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SC orders Quimbo to defend 2025 GAA against unconst. claims

The Supreme Court ordered House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Stella Quimbo and members of the technical working group to attend oral arguments regarding the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) from April 1 to 3 in Baguio City.
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OSG seeks SC extension to respond to GAA petition

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has requested an extension from the Supreme Court to respond to a petition challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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House leaders assure SC full compliance on budget bill

Leaders of the House of Representatives on Friday assured full compliance with the Supreme Court's (SC) request for a copy of the enrolled bill containing the 2025 national budget and this year’s signed budget, as the SC prepares to hold oral arguments to settle the controversy surrounding the measure.
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SC schedules oral arguments on GAA and Maharlika Fund constitutionality

The Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled oral arguments for April to address petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act and the Maharlika Investment Fund Act.
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PDP Laban announces nine senatorial candidates for 2025 elections

The Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), chaired by former President Rodrigo Duterte and led by Senator Robinhood Padilla as president, has officially announced nine senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections.
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SC orders exec, lawmakers to respond to budget petition

The Supreme Court has directed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Senate President Francis Escudero, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, and both houses of Congress to respond within 10 days to a petition filed by former presidential spokesman Vic Rodriguez challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 national budget.
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Marcos rejects call for hair follicle drug test

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday rejected calls by former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez for him to undergo a hair follicle drug test.
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