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CHINESE Ambassador Jing Quan

Wearing your loyalties

You do not need to support Marcos. You do not need to agree with Hontiveros. You certainly do not need to hate China. You simply need to remember which country…

VICE President Sara Duterte and President Marcos

All in

Conviction on even one Article of Impeachment is sufficient to remove an official from office and disqualify them from holding any public post in perpetuity.

A lot to explain

A lot to explain

Whether these records actually establish a constitutional violation is ultimately for the impeachment court to decide. But they certainly demand an explanation.

FORMER Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

Follow the money

The national security dimension makes this even more urgent. The VP has repeatedly been criticized for her reluctance to speak forcefully against the Chinese…

Shots in the dark

Shots in the dark

The CICC itself admitted that it had not fully understood how extensively Filipinos were using Discord for business and education.

VICE President Sara Duterte

Not so simple

If the Senate ultimately rejects the fixed 16-vote rule, a trip to the Supreme Court seems almost inevitable.

Numbers question

Numbers question

The fate of an impeachment case should be determined by the people who actually sat as judges, listened to the witnesses, reviewed the evidence and are legally…

Immunity or impunity?

Immunity or impunity?

Essentially, the Court reasoned that because certain constitutional officials may be removed only through impeachment, they should not be subjected to…

SENATE Presiding Officer Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero and Senate President Win Gatchalian.

Gagging the truth

Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.

SECURITY personnel are on high alert at the San Jose National High School on Tuesday after school administrators suspended classes due to a viral social media shooting threat. The suspension comes just one week after classes resumed following a fatal mass shooting on the campus.

Smart about safety

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to firearms.