Sara’s conviction needs 16 votes
‘The Constitution is clear. Conviction requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate.’
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‘The Constitution is clear. Conviction requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate.’
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The Senate impeachment court will start the trial of the century at 2 p.m. today, Monday, though it remains uncertain whether Vice President Sara Duterte will…
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Legal analysts have also shot down talk of an early dismissal of the articles of impeachment before the trial even begins.
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Duterte has consistently maintained that the impeachment case forms part of a broader effort to derail her political future ahead of the 2028 presidential…
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Amid concerns among senator-judges over the legal implications of unsealing the box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband,…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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Former Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday pushed back against claims that the long pending National Land Use Act (NLUA) had been “stuck” during her time as…
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He is still entitled to due process and has the opportunity to present his defense before the court.
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The Acting Senate Sergeant-At-Arms who was in charge of security at the time of the gunfight in the Senate building on 13 May has been fired.
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The country does not need another corruption drama with convenient villains. It needs a complete accounting.
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Most members of the minority bloc led by Senator Alan Cayetano failed to show up during the all-senators caucus convened on Friday to discuss preparations for…
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The Laroco decision serves as a timely reminder that rule-making authority is not law-making authority.
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The prosecution team’s presentation of arguments on the alleged misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte’s P612.5 million in confidential funds will span 31 days,…
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and several other lawmakers have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to urgently rule on the constitutional voting threshold required in…
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The airport authority itself confirms the debt exists, though it hedges a little, noting that a portion of the figure reflects disputed interest charges. Ah,…
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How that must burn, Rod. How it must eat you alive in whatever dark corner they’ve stuck you. You were so close. Fifteen.
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The Senate, imported from the federalist template of the United States, functions like an ill-fitting architectural appendage grafted onto our centralized…
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Even with the pick up in maritime traffic through the strait it would take time for energy markets to recover.
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