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Philippine Senate controversy

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippine Senate controversy.

  1. Are we suckers for punishment?

    Are we suckers for punishment?

    How do we explain to other nationalities why our political system is this way, let alone to ourselves, who have long allowed it to happen?

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  2. Formerly Majority

    Formerly Majority

    Alan Peter’s majority was absent. Now they are 11. The minority is also 11. Nothing scares a majority more than discovering it’s a tie.

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  3. Upper chamber’s Invisible Hand (2)

    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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  4. A Senate consumed by politicking

    A Senate consumed by politicking

    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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  5. Government in limbo

    Government in limbo

    Acting like paragons of virtue and models of politics, the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines were not of any help, but even sowed…

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  6. If kids are criminals, elect them

    If kids are criminals, elect them

    Who children are today are not who they’ll be tomorrow. Punishing them is punishing potential, not crime.

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