14 is not 16
A diminished Senate is not a stronger Senate. A broken scale is not more accurate because it has fewer parts.
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A diminished Senate is not a stronger Senate. A broken scale is not more accurate because it has fewer parts.
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Could fresh linguistic constructs outmaneuver the true intent and purpose of what ‘the majority of all its members’ means in the constitutional text?
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To the gang of 1986, anything associated with Marcos Sr. was automatically poison.
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As this dispute inevitably heads toward the Supreme Court, the immediate focus must shift back to the welfare of the nation. The country cannot afford an idle…
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Whether the Court chooses to intervene or to exercise judicial restraint, one hopes that its action strengthens both democratic institutions and the rule of…
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The Constitution vests legislative authority in the Senate as an institution, not in any single officer. A Senate President presides over the chamber, but does…
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There is no constitutional basis for the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, contrary…
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In times of institutional strain and political drama, the country cannot afford to have its anti-graft bodies perceived as mere pieces on a chessboard, or…
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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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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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Long before the International Criminal Court (ICC) became a flashpoint in Philippine politics, and before the country’s most combustible impeachment battles…
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Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Sunday that the Senate has no legal basis to delay an impeachment trial against Vice President Sara…
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A group of retired military officers has called on the Supreme Court (SC) to promptly resolve pending “high-profile cases” involving constitutional…
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Lawyer Levito Baligod on Monday accused the government of suppressing information on what he described as intensified moves by supposed “coup plotters,”…
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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Thursday, 5 March 2026, hailed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing a law extending the work of the Second…
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The fourth impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V of La Union on Thursday said is “serious and…
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Independence among branches does not mean freedom from limits; it means operating fully and effectively within them.
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Impeachment was never meant to be neat or comfortable. It is, by design, a blunt political tool.
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