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Senator-judges do not live in splendid isolation. They campaign, cultivate constituencies, and know that every question, ruling and vote will be scrutinized…
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Senator-judges do not live in splendid isolation. They campaign, cultivate constituencies, and know that every question, ruling and vote will be scrutinized…
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The Senate majority bloc rejected a proposal by opposition senators to ask the Sandiganbayan to allow their detained colleagues to attend the impeachment…
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The immediate effect is a refurbished image for the now presiding officer of the Senate impeachment court.
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The Constitution’s framers intentionally left the matter to the Senate because it concerns the chamber’s internal procedures.
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Panelo also questioned the impeachment court’s rules limiting senator-judges to two minutes for questioning witnesses.
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Senate court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday rejected the House prosecution panel’s attempt to immediately compel Vice President Sara…
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The perception battle was evident in the ongoing trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, particularly with her appearance yesterday at the Senate premises before…
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The Senate impeachment court on Monday returned the unsealed box containing the income tax returns of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer…
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‘The Constitution is clear. Conviction requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate.’
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He said the delay has affected the Ombudsman’s case build-up, particularly against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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This is the second act for a man whose first turn in that chair resulted in the constitutional crisis that needed the Supreme Court to resolve.
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He is, as a broad coalition of civil society groups put it, ‘perhaps the most imperfect and one of the most dangerous’ choices. That is not hyperbole.
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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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Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral…
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Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral…
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Most of those who retired under this law in 2001 and earlier are already dead or are either dying or suffering a life of poverty and deprivation.
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday defended his decision to leave the Senate majority bloc, saying the worsening standoff in the chamber had become…
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Another leadership overhaul dramatically unfolded in the Senate on Wednesday after Senator Chiz Escudero made a sudden appearance at the plenary, giving the…
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