From democracy to kleptocracy
Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
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Members of the House Prosecution team challenged the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte to present the controversial figure, “Mary Grace Piattos” to her…
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The defense of Vice President Sara Duterte has seemed unfazed about the House prosecution panel’s plan to present infamous Mary Grace Piattos in the upcoming…
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Sara Duterte's defense spokesperson Michael Poa on Thursday said he is prepared to testify in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte if House…
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Three judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, challenging sanctions…
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In a landmark collaboration that brings together public health and social justice, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Commission on…
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The House prosecution panel has asked the Senate impeachment court to allow the opening of a sealed box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara…
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Lawyer Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. on Wednesday questioned the credibility of the financial records cited in the impeachment complaint against Vice President…
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The US Supreme Court, in a majority decision, ruled that US border officers are not required to possess clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder…
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But Duterte’s camp won’t outright admit these political ploys, much less admit their fear of what the trial will reveal about the Veep’s baggage of…
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Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team wants allegations tied to periods before she assumed the country's second-highest office excluded from her…
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The House prosecution panel has asked the Senate impeachment court to open a sealed box containing tax records related to Vice President Sara Duterte and her…
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Lawmakers from the House prosecution panel said they have coordinated with Senate Secretary General and impeachment court clerk Renato Bantug to seek an…
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A member of the 16-man defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte pushed back yesterday against allegations they have merely “mirrored” or “adopted” the…
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Nosy Tarsee recently got wind of a telco’s quiet comeback bid. Word from the corridors of the Department of Information and Communications Technology was that…
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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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