Upper chamber’s Invisible Hand (2)
At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
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At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
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Not because speaking out is our fundamental right, but because a credentialed lawyer, even a preening senator, can be an ignorant bacterium that’s unlike the…
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The Senate is ‘perniciously polarized,’ according to a political analyst, and the divide is structural, running through the chamber’s very capacity to function…
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Vice President Sara Duterte remains the highest-rated among the country's top government officials, according to the latest survey released by Social Weather…
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A 14-year-old boy and a 53-year-old woman were seriously injured.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday welcomed the creation of an independent “EJK Truth Commission” tasked with documenting killings and alleged…
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Police authorities recaptured an escaped detainee from the City of San Fernando on Friday afternoon, 29 May, following a dragnet operation that lasted more…
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A 29-year-old tricycle driver was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by police and anti-drug agents in Barangay Magsaysay, Alaminos City,…
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The Senate will rise above itself only when the senators face electoral consequences for this kind of institutional degradation.
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Sara Duterte told local officials in Zamboanga del Sur that illegal drugs do not only fuel crime but also destabilize entire communities long…
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Authorities arrested a street-level drug suspect and seized more than P290,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion Este,…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III on Wednesday set 30 November as the start of the trial proper of former President Rodrigo Duterte on…
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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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The Marcos shadow still haunts the nation, with some questioning whether his only son, who is now President, is attempting to revive similar tactics in today’s…
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Civil society groups have launched a Philippine Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate and document alleged extrajudicial killings and other abuses…
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TAIPEI (AFP) — Taiwan’s drone exports have surged as the war in Ukraine fuels global demand for unmanned aircraft and opens new opportunities for suppliers…
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After weeks poured into political maneuverings, was it really too much to ask the Senate to get back to regular programming and take care of legislative…
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte will skip the first status conference on his crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court scheduled on 27…
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