Lifting term limits
Instead of cultivating new talent and ideas, term limits have perpetuated a cycle of mediocrity and political substitutions within families.
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Instead of cultivating new talent and ideas, term limits have perpetuated a cycle of mediocrity and political substitutions within families.
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Former Finance Secretary Gary Teves has proposed postponing the Philippines’ hosting of this year’s ASEAN Summit, saying the move could free up billions in…
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Noting that major global events have been re-scheduled in the past, like the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, deferring the ASEAN Summit would save the country P17.5…
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Systematic corruption within the judicial system can obstruct investigations, weaken prosecutions, and allow criminal and terrorist actors to evade…
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Former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson is set to attend the upcoming continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s probe into the alleged large-scale…
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A political analyst is urging the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to abandon parliamentary courtesy and compel high-profile officials to testify in the ongoing…
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The old fire is gone, fully extinguished, it appears, replaced by the old-style politics of sound over substance.
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He said any attempt to interfere with the AMLC could violate the law and expose those responsible to criminal charges.
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A speeding ambulance on the road is not unusual, and other motorists are expected to give way. But an ambulance carrying a kidney patient speeding along…
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Lacson said initial information suggested the alleged request came from a member of the House of Representatives panel of the CA at the time.
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The Commission on Appointments (CA) risks committing falsification of legislative documents if it were to amend its records pursuant to Senator Rodante…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said he is investigating reports that a list of infrastructure projects from the Department of Public Works and…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Saturday warned that the Commission on Appointments (CA) could face legal consequences if it alters official…
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‘The tensions were very high in January with arguments flying... There needed to be some kind of de-escalation.’
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Lacson also took issue with Marcoleta’s statements in several interviews where he ‘undermined the authority and collective integrity’ of the BRC.
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While the immediate response is a show of ‘performative action,’ the gains are very small.
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The opening of the Senate’s session on Tuesday turned into a fiery rhetorical duel between Senators Ping Lacson and Rodante Marcoleta, after the former accused…
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