Thrown under the bus
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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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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‘There is a current law concerning the next elections. And we are sure the President will respect and follow the law.’
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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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Minority senators were quick to “shut down” supposed negotiations to reelect Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as Senate President in place of Alan Cayetano amid…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should fire Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa for “dereliction of duty” in the financing of…
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By their own admission, most of these Filipinos arrived as tourists but with a prearranged plan to work as caregivers, with some proceeding directly from the…
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A wave of nostalgia washes over me, of cherished memories associated with rain. Each drop seems to whisper tales of laughter and warmth, transporting me back…
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In journalism’s brutal, day-to-day reactions to events, the morbidities and monstrosities of our politics did make their ghostly, fleeting appearances last…
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A law without funding is not a law but a mere statement of aspirations that the government has chosen not to honor by marginalizing the Philippine Health…
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A pivotal moment was the 2019 General Appropriations Act standoff over P95 billion in insertions, which led to the budget’s reenactment. Monsod said it was…
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If you look at the Senate these days, what you see is not exactly an institution radiating gravitas. You see hyper-partisanship.
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The post-incident narrative scoped and framed what happened as an interventionist NBI overstepping the legal bounds of what it sought to accomplish within…
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Once Trillanes inserted himself into the scene like an overcaffeinated stage actor, the arrest attempt ceased to look like a sober legal procedure but a…
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Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima on Monday questioned the government’s handling of high-profile fugitives following the controversial “escape”…
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Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Sunday dismissed an online petition seeking to withhold his salary over allegations of incompetence,…
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Senator Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation into a sequestered government corporation for allegedly importing millions of sacks…
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Alawi complained to an online vlogger that Blake was ungentlemanly and his behavior is something she didn’t expect.
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A retired flag officer is calling on his Philippine Military Academy batchmates to exercise independent judgment and restraint amid mounting pressure within…
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