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Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding wealth beyond his…
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Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding wealth beyond his…
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Drilon is the rare public figure people still turn to for procedural common sense, because he has been on both sides of the bench — the senator who broke from…
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A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon warned Wednesday that a prolonged impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could test the public’s patience and…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has exposed weaknesses in the government’s rules on confidential and intelligence funds, prompting calls…
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Legal experts have called on the Supreme Court (SC) to settle the dispute over the number of votes required for the conviction of an impeached official before…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Thursday defended the 12-senator quorum that removed Alan Peter Cayetano from the Senate leadership, citing a…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon defended the installation of Sherwin Gatchalian as acting Senate president, saying the newly formed majority acted…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon warned that the Blue Ribbon Committee hearings conducted by the faction of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano are unofficial and…
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Sinuportahan ni dating Senate President Franklin Drilon ang pag-walkout ng minority bloc noong Martes, ika-26 ng Mayo, kasunod ng panukalang baguhin ang…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon backed the minority bloc's walkout on Tuesday, 26 May, following a rules amendment allowing senators facing detention…
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The Senate majority bloc’s push to amend the rule on remote participation is linked to the looming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, former…
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The aggressive push by the Senate majority bloc to amend the rules to allow remote participation and online voting, amid a threat of an arrest warrant against…
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A breakdown in governance was how a veteran former senator bluntly described the chaos that erupted last Wednesday over the attempted arrest of Senator Ronald…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said businessman Zaldy Co is unlikely to qualify as a state witness, stressing that legal requirements must be strictly…
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Duterte asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order, alleging violations of due process and the one-year bar rule on impeachment complaints.
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By exposing how the administration and its congressional partners have gamed the system, Drilon has placed the real question before the justices.
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