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In an ideal system, committees reflect expertise. Instead, they function as rewards, protection, and power distribution.
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In an ideal system, committees reflect expertise. Instead, they function as rewards, protection, and power distribution.
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Acting like paragons of virtue and models of politics, the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines were not of any help, but even sowed…
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De Leon is meant to be the DBM’s clean break from the P1-trillion ‘Floodgate’ mess, a fresh face to bury an ugly chapter.
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Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, has filed a criminal perjury complaint against former Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV over…
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New Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair, Sen. Pia Cayetano, on Wednesday broke down in tears after a manifestation by minority Sen. Risa Hontiveros who said…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should fire Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa for “dereliction of duty” in the financing of…
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A wave of nostalgia washes over me, of cherished memories associated with rain. Each drop seems to whisper tales of laughter and warmth, transporting me back…
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A pivotal moment was the 2019 General Appropriations Act standoff over P95 billion in insertions, which led to the budget’s reenactment. Monsod said it was…
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ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate alleged irregularities involving P4.4 billion worth of flood…
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The danger is that the country becomes trapped in a cycle where politics consumes the national attention while governance and economic confidence suffer.
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The survival of democratic institutions as respected pillars of governance depends on whether they can recover the qualities that once defined them.
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Fake products are openly sold on digital platforms, while pirated movies, music, software and books circulate freely online.
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Controversy has been rocking the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) since longtime volleyball executive Tony Boy Liao took over as president.
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If you look at the Senate these days, what you see is not exactly an institution radiating gravitas. You see hyper-partisanship.
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Firing a warning shot is inherently risky. It sends a dangerous message that using firearms to intimidate or compel compliance is acceptable.
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As the old adage goes, the best laid plans will fail if executed by morons. And fail the plans did, in spectacular fashion.
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