The confidential and intelligence fund allocations were not just budget items. They were tools for coalition management.
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Because of this ticking clock, Marcos’ national agenda is no longer about what he wants to do, but what Congress is willing to let him do.
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Where evidence exists, charges should be filed. Where it does not, political rivalry, public suspicion, or participation in budget deliberations cannot…
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Padilla’s later remarks on national dignity and the West Philippine Sea raised a different but equally important concern.
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Due process is not a favor to Duterte; it is a safeguard for the republic.
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The country does not need another corruption drama with convenient villains. It needs a complete accounting.
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If a legally registered firearm is left unsecured and is used in a crime, the registered owner must face severe criminal charges as an accessory.
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To understand Escudero’s true motives, we must look past the emotional narrative and view his sudden shift for what it is: a tactical response to a brutal…
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In the Senate, those words now echo the uncertainty over Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s grip on the chamber’s top post.
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Democracies do not erode only when courts are abolished or Congress is shut down. They also erode when institutions remain intact but are used so selectively…
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