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Ego is what drives most of our leaders today. It was clear in the way they made a big production of Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s arrest on Monday.
Dinah S. Ventura · · 3 min read
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Ego is what drives most of our leaders today. It was clear in the way they made a big production of Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s arrest on Monday.
Dinah S. Ventura · · 3 min read
The international perception of Philippine legislators has, for years, oscillated between bemused skepticism and quiet concern.
DT · · 3 min read
Allowing the Executive to implement an ICC warrant without domestic authority, a local surrender law, or a treaty obligation in force would, Rosario argued,…
DT · · 3 min read
Two separate units in the Senate denied that air conditioning and Internet were deliberately cut off inside the plenary hall while minority senators were…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
Malacañang on Tuesday expressed concern that tensions and political maneuvering within the Senate could jeopardize the passage of priority measures being…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read
Malacañang on Tuesday warned that the ongoing turmoil in the Senate could begin affecting the national government's priority measures, particularly key…
Pola Coleen L. Bartolome · · 1 min read
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has revoked its invitation to the so-called 18 Marines to testify in the flood control probe on Thursday, the first panel…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) asked the House of Representatives to investigate Cavite Fourth District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga over social…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
Benefit-of-the-doubt politics seems to be all that is saving the current Senate leadership, enough at least to stop the Solid Bloc 11 from reclaiming the…
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
The past three weeks in the Senate have offered a depressing masterclass on both. We have seen clowning, grandstanding, and the sort of chest-thumping nonsense…
Barry Gutierrez · · 3 min read
There’s a kind of ‘fear factor’ going on that appears to gain relevance only if articulated over social media platforms —be it of a fresh thought, or worse,…
Primer Pagunuran · · 3 min read
And now, the real ringleaders of Floodgate are scared s**tless, as they see the return of Marcoleta… as head of a BRC subcommittee specifically laser-focused…
Ferdinand Topacio · · 2 min read
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday said the organization remains open to any investigation into the 13 May…
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read
‘Events of the past few days may have blurred this distinction, but what happened with one of our colleagues today brings it sharply back into focus.’
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
‘When you receive one from the NBI, do not be afraid or think you are automatically an accused. You may be called as a witness or someone who can help clarify…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team on Monday asked the Senate impeachment court to dismiss the articles of impeachment against her, citing supposed…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has widened its probe into Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s controversial departure from the Senate by summoning four…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read
The political volatility currently engulfing the Senate will only worsen already fragile investor sentiment, according to Maharlika Investment Corp.…
Toby Magsaysay · · 3 min read