A dysfunctional Senate (1)
What was constitutionally designed as the chamber of discourse integral to the system of checks and balances has instead morphed into a raucous battle royale…
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 3 min read
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What was constitutionally designed as the chamber of discourse integral to the system of checks and balances has instead morphed into a raucous battle royale…
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 3 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases “Mans” Carpio owned at least 50 firearms that were not declared through their Statement of Assets,…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
‘So if before we were trying to limit corroborative witnesses and select only the most important ones, we wanted to make sure that all testimonies will be…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday demanded an explanation from Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte regarding recent…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 1 min read
The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed Monday that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has surrendered 20 firearms to a regional civil security unit…
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read
Article VI, Section 16(1) requires a majority of all the members. In a 24-member Senate, that means 13. And that is why the talk of a 13th senator joining the…
Barry Gutierrez · · 3 min read
As the Ateneo graduating class articulated, there cannot be true joy in graduation ceremonies overshadowed by grief and unanswered questions.
Yogi Filemon Ruiz · · 2 min read
What happens if the Senate suddenly finds itself short of the very senators needed to either conduct the trial or to convict?
DT · · 3 min read
The Supreme Court (SC) has suspended lawyer Jesus Falcis from the practice of law for one year after finding him guilty of simple misconduct over a…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
House Lead Public Prosecutor Gerville Luistro said the prosecution panel has expanded its list of witnesses for the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday asked Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte to explain a series of waste dumping…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 2 min read
CAPE, South Africa (AFP) — South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport,…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read
Malacañang is bent on doing anything it can to convict and disqualify Vice President Sara Duterte from holding public office.
Atty. Edward P. Chico · · 2 min read
Dionisio believes each issue is both a governance failure to diagnose and a teaching moment the public cannot afford to ignore.
Via Bianca Ramones · · 3 min read
He questioned the exclusion of senators who have already taken their oath as senator-judges, including Senators Dela Rosa and Estrada.
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
Senator Ping Lacson on Sunday proposed allowing detained senators to attend Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial under police escort, warning that a…
Edjen Oliquino · · 1 min read
The possible disclosure of Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records during her impeachment trial could trigger a legal battle that may ultimately reach the…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
The possible disclosure of a box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, could spark a legal…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read