Iran halts attacks as Trump gives space to talks
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s…
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s…
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The Senate opposition bloc, except for Senator Camille Villar, boycotted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday,…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday said the government has exhausted all available measures to cushion the impact of the national energy emergency on…
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A SoNA delivered with two years remaining of a six-year term should be judged not only on how well emergencies were handled, but on how many fewer emergencies…
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Senate President Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian on Monday outlined the chamber's priority measures during the Senate’s first session, with a focus on lowering the…
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Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that some of the senator-judges put a premium on strict legal technicalities rather than on the liberalities of political…
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And where is she? Not in the courtroom. Not answering the charges herself. She left for Europe, ostensibly to visit her father, who is himself in The Hague…
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House prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro urged the Senate to allow both sides in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial to fully explain their responses…
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The majority of senators have rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s request that the chamber pay for a catering service for her defense team during her…
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The true measure of any political undertaking is not the attention it commands but the benefits it delivers to the people.
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The issue is whether an official accused of betraying the public trust should project business as usual.
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Days before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address, lawmakers warned that the Philippines still lacks more than 166,000…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has trained more than 1,000 judges, clerks of court, legal researchers, stenographers and other court personnel nationwide under its…
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The trial is showing us how loudly a man can bang the gavel that is no longer in his hand. Every road somehow leads back to the Cayetanos in this impeachment.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has narrowed its investigation into the alleged hitman mentioned by Vice President Sara Duterte to fewer than 20…
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A series of opinion columns written by National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag criticizing Vice President Sara Duterte was the centerpiece of…
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‘I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised. But I don’t think we should cast aspersions on the integrity of the court. It is what it is. That was the…
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A certain solon somewhere in Metro Manila is reportedly charging the salaries of some staff members and consultants to a local government unit (LGU).
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