
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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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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Minority senators were quick to “shut down” supposed negotiations to reelect Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as Senate President in place of Alan Cayetano amid…
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‘It cannot be emphasized enough that the actions of the executive and legislative officials lacked the necessary criminal intent or procedural irregularity.’
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We invest heavily in infrastructure meant to protect our citizens, only for it to fall short due to corruption and mismanagement.
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday denied allegations linked to the controversial transfer of PhilHealth funds, branding the complaint against him as a…
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials are facing plunder and malversation complaints before the Office of the…
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Government agencies and local partners have launched a series of public health initiatives across Northern Mindanao this month, bringing…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday morning against several public works officials and private…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should fire Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa for “dereliction of duty” in the financing of…
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By their own admission, most of these Filipinos arrived as tourists but with a prearranged plan to work as caregivers, with some proceeding directly from the…
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A wave of nostalgia washes over me, of cherished memories associated with rain. Each drop seems to whisper tales of laughter and warmth, transporting me back…
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In journalism’s brutal, day-to-day reactions to events, the morbidities and monstrosities of our politics did make their ghostly, fleeting appearances last…
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Serapio’s paper offers several interlocking explanations, starting with power being returned to the same corrupt institutions.
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A law without funding is not a law but a mere statement of aspirations that the government has chosen not to honor by marginalizing the Philippine Health…
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A pivotal moment was the 2019 General Appropriations Act standoff over P95 billion in insertions, which led to the budget’s reenactment. Monsod said it was…
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From the molten depths of sunken volcanoes and treacherous wind, rain and drought rose the mother serpent, ‘Anino ng Ginto,’ its scales glittering with…
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The Philippines you love has become harder and harder to embrace because it is run by people who do not love it as much as you do.
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If you look at the Senate these days, what you see is not exactly an institution radiating gravitas. You see hyper-partisanship.
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