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Senator-judges do not live in splendid isolation. They campaign, cultivate constituencies, and know that every question, ruling and vote will be scrutinized…
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Senator-judges do not live in splendid isolation. They campaign, cultivate constituencies, and know that every question, ruling and vote will be scrutinized…
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How can there be a crime if she’s already dead? Her threat will only take effect once she had moved to the afterlife.
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A Filipino businessman believes Philippine-Saudi Arabia relations are entering a new phase, expanding beyond overseas employment toward investment, trade,…
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Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has committed to provide more funding for the construction of classrooms in state universities and colleges…
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As House prosecutors urged the public to closely follow the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as a test of public accountability, one of their…
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Zamora said the prosecution’s witness schedule remains flexible because testimony, cross-examination and procedural objections could alter the planned sequence…
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Serapio explained that senators occupy two roles at once: politicians elected by the people and judges tasked with seeking truth and justice. That dual…
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The National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC) has earned a consecutive unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (CoA) for its financial statements…
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Many were taken aback when Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero immediately said that the minimum number of votes needed to convict is 16.
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Based on how the trial has been conducted so far, it would not be surprising if the real losers are the people.
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The Senate majority bloc rejected a proposal by opposition senators to ask the Sandiganbayan to allow their detained colleagues to attend the impeachment…
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A dispute over courtroom decorum spilled into public view on Saturday after Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson said the spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court…
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Legal experts have called on the Supreme Court (SC) to settle the dispute over the number of votes required for the conviction of an impeached official before…
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The decline in foreign direct investment was driven by a 91.7 percent drop in net investments in debt instruments - $44 million from $522 million in April…
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Due process is not a favor to Duterte; it is a safeguard for the republic.
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The Philippines is expecting a grand and festive atmosphere when it hosts the inaugural Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games in 2027 as officials anticipate a…
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Like poor Sen. Robin Padilla, who sheepishly admitted needing Google for legal terms, other senator-judges, as well as us ignorant curious, reached out to…
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