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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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) is accelerating its digital transformation program as part of the Marcos administration’s effort to improve revenue collection,…
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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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MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Two flagship programs under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are bringing electricity, infrastructure and social…
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Tokyo, Japan — Japanese shipbuilding giant, Tsuneishi Group Corporation, has presented to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plans to expand and modernize its…
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The Marcos administration has breached the separation of powers by meddling in the Senate’s business over the dispute over remote sessions and online voting,…
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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed dismay over recent developments in the Senate, which he believes has lowered the reputation of the chamber.
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TOKYO — Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako received a gift from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos that their taste buds are…
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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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The sinister mechanism works under a two-part structure where the bicam moves programmed or priority appropriations to the UA.
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Senator Imee Marcos on Friday accused the administration of violating the principle of separation of powers by allegedly interfering in Senate affairs amid the…
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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos gave Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako a distinctly Filipino gift…
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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed concern over the controversies hounding the Senate, saying the institution's reputation has…
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Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, Cabinet secretaries act as the President and are subordinate to him, not independent from him.
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TOKYO, Japan — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday praised the Japanese government for standing with the Philippines in pursuing peaceful negotiations…
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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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