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Article VI, Section 16(1) requires a majority of all the members. In a 24-member Senate, that means 13. And that is why the talk of a 13th senator joining the…
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Article VI, Section 16(1) requires a majority of all the members. In a 24-member Senate, that means 13. And that is why the talk of a 13th senator joining the…
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The faction of Senator Alan Cayetano is reportedly pushing for the flood control investigation on Tuesday, even if it would be held outside the Senate…
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Aside from Senator Joel Villanueva, one male and one female senator are likely to bolt from the Cayetano-led faction, although they remain hesitant to make a…
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Amid the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on 8 June, the same day schools were set to reopen, SM Foundation mobilized…
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Senator Joel Villanueva vowed Sunday to attend a special session if one is called by the President to advance stalled legislation, even as pundits see it as an…
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In the Senate, those words now echo the uncertainty over Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s grip on the chamber’s top post.
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Some 676 duck raisers from the towns of Candaba, San Luis, and Apalit in Pampanga received a total of 4,000 sacks of duck feeds at the Bahay Pare Covered Court…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called on the government to ensure that students and their families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Sarangani…
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The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided more than P400,000 worth of livelihood assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the island…
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It’s 100 percent skin. And at the same time, it comes from an animal that went extinct 67 million years ago.
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Freedom Day took on a decidedly political dimension yesterday, beyond the street clashes between rallyists and anti-riot police, as President Ferdinand Marcos…
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Lawyer Levito Baligod on Thursday rejected the claim of Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian that the 18 alleged bagmen of former congressman Zaldy Co posed a…
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Senate tensions intensify as Senator Erwin Tulfo reveals ongoing efforts by the Gatchalian-led bloc to recruit members from the Cayetano faction, potentially…
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Without it, the standoff will persist, as the High Court is unlikely to meddle in the affairs of a coequal branch of government.
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Senator Erwin Tulfo bared on Thursday that senior members of the Win Gatchalian-led faction are actively courting colleagues from the camp of Senator Alan…
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With the date and details set for the pre-trial conference in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a solon said the proceeding may be held…
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The required threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte remains fixed at 16 votes, or two-thirds of all Senate members, despite the persistent bickering…
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Following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to immediately mobilize government assistance after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck parts of…
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