
When the Senate refuses to function
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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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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A senior high school teacher has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to uphold the legitimacy of the takeover of the Senate leadership by the bloc led by Sen. Win…
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The Philippine military monitored 82 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels operating in the disputed West Philippine Sea during May, a military spokesperson…
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Phnom Penh (AFP) — Cambodia initiated a UN-backed dispute resolution process on Tuesday with neighbor Thailand over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of…
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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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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Deep-sea mining companies face a blizzard of litigation if they forge ahead with “unlawful” plans backed by United States President…
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NUUK, Denmark (AFP) — More than 500 Greenlanders demonstrated against US President Donald Trump’s desire to control the vast Arctic island, after the…
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As they met no challenge from law enforcers, Senator Robin Padilla on Friday said he and party-mate Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa’s exit from the Senate in the…
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Senator Ping Lacson on Friday denounced as “outright lies” the allegations by Senator Imee Marcos that the minority bloc is mounting a vigorous effort to…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A group of Samsung Electronics shareholders on Thursday vowed legal action against a tentative deal between the South Korean chip…
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Around 50,500 workers were set to walk off production lines for 18 days from Thursday.
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The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday rejected the Chinese Ministry of National Defense’s statement that claimed “indisputable” sovereignty…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The mother of Venezuelan political prisoner Victor Hugo Quero Navas died Sunday at age 81, just days after confirming the death of…
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The standoff between the Executive agencies and the Senate over the siege of the chamber last Wednesday to effect an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest…
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‘Coalition of the charged’ refers to the fact that Dela Rosa isn’t the only one of the newly installed Senate majority that is facing indictment.
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The Senate majority lobbed a challenge to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla: suspend National Bureau of Investigation director Melvin Matibag — after Remulla…
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The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) admitted on 12 May an appeal filed by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), a…
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