
Anti-political dynasty bill among 24 Marcos legislative priorities
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened the fourth meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) on Thursday,…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened the fourth meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) on Thursday,…
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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy on Monday urged lawmakers to set aside political differences, practice patience and remain accountable as Congress opened the…
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With half of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council's (LEDAC) priority measures already approved during the first regular session of the 20th…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go expressed support for the Senate’s push to speed up the hiring of School Counselor Associates in public schools, saying timely…
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The Senate never ceases to humor us, to walk us through some labyrinthine passageway which looks more like it is leading to an escape rather than to freedom.
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The nation needs a Senate focused on legislation, not self-preservation.
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Indeed, virtual attendance rules adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic were intended for public health lockdowns or natural disasters, and not an individual’s…
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Senate committees are the engines of the legislative branch. They are where sprawling, complex policy ideas are hammered into enforceable, practical laws.
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In Philippine law, criminal liability exists only when the act complained of is expressly defined and penalized by law.
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There are many Franco Mabantas I know — some of them within arm’s length: loud, proud and hollow.
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The impeachment complaint had a simple ground: Did the President benefit from flood control kickbacks?
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Despite all the smoke, mirrors, and performative outrage, there has been no real answer to that very basic question.
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A legal advocacy group on Sunday urged the judiciary to prioritize videoconferencing for court hearings after a police vehicle crashed Friday, killing five…
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Unlike in a court trial, there was no full opportunity for adversarial questioning that could rigorously test his claims.
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Dante’s demonstrable trait of championing the public interest over rent-seekers, lobbyists, and oligarchs appears to rattle the cage of the Senate as a…
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The legal counsel for Quezon City Representative Bong Suntay dismissed potential criminal charges against the lawmaker Sunday as “constitutionally baseless,”…
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It matters not that, under the laws on evidence, what a witness has seen personally is hardly hearsay but an eyewitness account — the highest grade of…
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The ICC proceedings should be a wake-up call, not a cause for defensive nationalism.
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