Why lawfare matters amid conflict among elite
Democracies do not erode only when courts are abolished or Congress is shut down. They also erode when institutions remain intact but are used so selectively…
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Democracies do not erode only when courts are abolished or Congress is shut down. They also erode when institutions remain intact but are used so selectively…
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A former government official has reinvented herself as a fierce government critic — conveniently forgetting that she was once among its biggest beneficiaries.
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The Senate should be a forum for reasoned debate, not a stage for play acting or a circus performance under a P. T. Barnum tent.
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The corrupt officials — the ‘crocs’ Barzaga calls them — have had decades to entrench themselves, gorge themselves, protect themselves, and perfect the art of…
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I must confess that at this stage, I am confused and hoping that the Supreme Court will rule on this stalemate.
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Some people have a bucket list. Trillanes has a docket list. Some are more interested in who gave Sonny batteries. That’s the real mystery.
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An overwhelming 267 lawmakers from the House of Representatives have decided to pass an Anti-Political Dynasty Bill that would limit families from concurrently…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday defended his decision to leave the Senate majority bloc, saying the worsening standoff in the chamber had become…
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A legal eagle intimated to Nosy Tarsee that pressure politics, which is now directed at decimating the Senate majority, is part of the grand design to cover up…
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The political volatility currently engulfing the Senate will only worsen already fragile investor sentiment, according to Maharlika Investment Corp.…
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Rampant graft and corruption at the highest levels of our government and political leadership, all driven by greed and craving for personal gain, continue to…
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The Masa Sara Duterte Alliance (MASADA) on Tuesday described the boycott by majority senators led by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano as an act of passive…
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In uncertain times, trust becomes one of the rarest forms of currency.
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There’s a kind of ‘fear factor’ going on that appears to gain relevance only if articulated over social media platforms —be it of a fresh thought, or worse,…
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‘Our exchange underscored our countries’ mutual commitment to strengthening the Phl-US alliance and addressing shared regional interests.’
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Every controversy becomes an opportunity for political positioning, and alliances are measured according to their usefulness in the next election.
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National Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. on Sunday expressed appreciation for the continued bipartisan support of the United States Congress for…
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Tensions are expected to spike anew in the upper chamber as Sen. Rodante Marcoleta moved to summon former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to an inquiry into his…
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