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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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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Members of the Metro Shipbuilders and Ship Repairers Association Inc. met with local officials in Navotas City to finalize a collaborative flood mitigation…
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The camp of Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez sought to disprove notions that the former Speaker was regarded as one of the “masterminds” in the…
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‘I strongly deny the allegations against me. They are baseless and completely devoid of truth.’
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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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A Senate sub-panel is set to be formed to resume the stalled high-stakes probe into the alleged corruption scheme involving the flood control projects, Senate…
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Embattled Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday blasted the filing of plunder and graft charges against him before the Sandiganbayan, calling the…
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The Office of the Ombudsman has formally filed complaints against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and other Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials at…
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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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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III on Wednesday set 30 November as the start of the trial proper of former President Rodrigo Duterte on…
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The Senate majority bloc’s push to amend the rule on remote participation is linked to the looming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, former…
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‘Mahiya naman kayo sa inyong kapwa Pilipino (Have some shame before your fellow Filipinos),’ the President bellowed during his speech.
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The Marcos shadow still haunts the nation, with some questioning whether his only son, who is now President, is attempting to revive similar tactics in today’s…
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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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