Escudero orders envoy freed; issues show cause order instead

Escudero orders envoy freed; issues show cause order instead

Senate President Francis Escudero on Friday, April 11, said that the contempt citation and consequent detention of Special Envoy on Transnational Crimes Markus Lacanilao was not approved by him — a prerequisite of arrests in the upper chamber.  

Escudero refusal to cite in contempt special envoy 'disappointing, dangerous'

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos described as "disappointing and dangerous" the refusal of Senate President Francis Escudero not to cite in contempt Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Markus Lacanilao. The senator, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on Thursday resumed the inquiry on the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court. She cited Lacanilao in contempt for allegedly lying …

Imee dismayed as Chiz shuns contempt order vs special envoy

Senator Imee Marcos expressed her disappointment after Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero refused to sign a contempt order against one of the resource persons during a Senate panel inquiry that she led on Thursday, April 10.Senator Imee Marcos presides over the Senate Committee on Foreign Relation's third hearing into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 10. (Mark Balmores)In a statement late Thursday night, Ma…

Senate panel cites special envoy in contempt for allegedly lying at Duterte arrest probe

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations investigating the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte cited Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Markus Lacanil

Senate panel cites Markus Lacanilao in contempt

The Senate foreign relations committee has cited in contempt Special Envoy on Transnational Crime Markus Lacanilao for supposedly lying in relation to last month's arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Escudero Rebukes Imee Marcos Over Envoy’s Detention, Stresses Senate Must Uphold Due Process - Mindanao Daily News

Manila, Philippines — April 11, 2025 Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero called out Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, cautioning her against using the Senate as a stage for political self-interest after a heated exchange over the detention of a Philippine special envoy. The tension erupted after Sen. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate foreign relations panel, […] The post Escudero Rebukes Imee Marcos Over Envoy’s Detention, Stresses Senate Must…