Chiz stays as Senate President, urges focus on Filipinos’ welfare over politics
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero stays in his post as the chamber’s president in the 20th Congress with 19 votes from his colleagues.
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero stays in his post as the chamber’s president in the 20th Congress with 19 votes from his colleagues.
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Topacio warned that such defiance could lead to criminal liability under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
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Under the expanded jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, it has the power to intervene in cases where there is a grave abuse of discretion or a lack of…
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Our Malasakit Team delivered assistance to our fellow Filipinos affected by the flooding, which claimed around 25 lives.
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Defying a clear High Court ruling would be unprecedented. It does not serve any purpose to go into a battle with the final arbiter of the Constitution.
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A senator has likened the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte to “raw and stale rice” and said that forcing the Senate to act on it would…
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The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) on Saturday issued a warning against individuals and groups criticizing the Supreme Court's unanimous decision declaring…
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The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte has drawn sharp reactions in the Senate — with some senators calling…
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This is not new to us. What would likely shock everyone is to see the opposite: no flooding in spite of heavy rainfall.
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Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero will propose to his fellow senators that they start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on 4 August.
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Go cited the Philippines’ vulnerability to natural disasters as a key reason to update the code.
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As we continue to advocate for a holistic approach to drug rehabilitation, I filed Senate Bill 665, which proposes to establish drug abuse treatment and…
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A partylist lawmaker on Friday called on the Senate to move forward and begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stressing that it is the…
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The Senate has confirmed that it has filed a Manifestation Ad Cautelam before the Supreme Court (SC) following the High Tribunal’s directive to Congress to…
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The above eccentric contention may be tough to digest, but a case can be made that it is exactly what’s going on with these senators behind closed doors.
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed it has filed a Manifestation Ad Cautelam before the Supreme Court, following the High Court’s order for Congress…
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‘Some tried to reach out, but it was too late. I had already made up my mind.’
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House lawmakers on Monday asserted that the Supreme Court’s (SC) directive seeking additional information from Congress does not constitute a legal impediment…
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