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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on quorum.
There’s an evil genius that plays the maestro over several artists, putting together all the pieces, roles, scenes, tactics, and behaviors in one consuming and…
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The sudden change in the Senate leadership struck us with disbelief, thus disturbing, at least for a brief but painful moment, our collective psyche.
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To understand Escudero’s true motives, we must look past the emotional narrative and view his sudden shift for what it is: a tactical response to a brutal…
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Could fresh linguistic constructs outmaneuver the true intent and purpose of what ‘the majority of all its members’ means in the constitutional text?
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The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of a 12-senator quorum during the 3 June 2025 Senate session, citing lack of legal…
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Senate Acting President Win Gatchalian insists the impeachment conviction threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte stays at 16 votes, despite quorum disputes…
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As this dispute inevitably heads toward the Supreme Court, the immediate focus must shift back to the welfare of the nation. The country cannot afford an idle…
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A prompt ruling, even one that disappoints one side, at least provides a definitive framework within which institutions and citizens can move forward.
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Legislative bodies base a quorum on those members whom they can actually compel to show up. This is the premise on which the new majority acted.
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Avelino may be the law of the case as far as the election of Cuenco as Senate President was concerned, but it established NO doctrine.
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Lawyers and law firms have challenged the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) over its position supporting the Senate’s June 3 reorganization, disputing…
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Whether the Court chooses to intervene or to exercise judicial restraint, one hopes that its action strengthens both democratic institutions and the rule of…
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If anything good came out of this exhausting episode of ‘Senateflix,’ it was that Filipino sports fans have finally seen Alan Peter Cayetano’s true colors.
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The Constitution vests legislative authority in the Senate as an institution, not in any single officer. A Senate President presides over the chamber, but does…
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A senior high school teacher has petitioned the Supreme Court to validate the Senate leadership takeover by the Win Gatchalian bloc, arguing that the 3 June…
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Bennie Boatwright’s potential naturalization as a Filipino basketball player faces delays after the Philippine Senate failed to reach a quorum for the bill’s…
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The Senate remains deadlocked as the majority bloc boycotts plenary sessions for a second straight day, intensifying the leadership standoff, delaying key…
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