
Senate: Worth our money?
Democracy is not cheap. Political instability is even more expensive.
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Democracy is not cheap. Political instability is even more expensive.
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The 2028 election is not far off and if perchance VP Sara becomes president they will have to settle their obligations pronto.
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Business-to-business engagements also allowed Philippine and Russian firms to establish networks and explore joint ventures.
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A diminished Senate is not a stronger Senate. A broken scale is not more accurate because it has fewer parts.
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‘We also recognize the resilience of the people of Mindanao and stand in solidarity with them as they rebuild their communities.’
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Three of the 10 Double Tax Agreements (agreements between countries preventing individuals and businesses from being taxed twice on the same income) are under…
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This is the weaponization of the leadership fight obscured. It is not about who runs the Senate, but who gets to remain a senator dressed up as due process.
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After the SC struck down the Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2013, the crooks in government became innovative. They devised ways for discretionary…
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Most of those who retired under this law in 2001 and earlier are already dead or are either dying or suffering a life of poverty and deprivation.
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While names and faces in leadership may change, the underlying dynamics often remain the same. Filipinos are understandably skeptical about whether these new…
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Tuesday night saw off President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as he departed for Kazan, Russia, to co-chair the ASEAN-Russia…
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After a two-week leadership deadlock, Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian got his 13th vote and was finally installed to the chamber’s top post on Wednesday after…
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Former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday vowed to continue pursuing the truth behind the alleged anomalies involving billions of pesos in flood…
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French Ambassador to the Philippines and Micronesia Marie Fontanel highlighted climate resilience, education exchanges and bilateral cooperation during a forum…
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A senator and his father have reportedly been sweating over reports that plunder charges linked to flood control projects in their home province could soon…
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The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank Walter Steinmeier, is backing the completion of the European Union-Philippines Free Trade Agreement…
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Former Quezon City Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday defended his role in a controversial public hearing featuring alleged former aides of ex-Ako Bicol…
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The cases apparently were dangled as leverage, dismissals offered in exchange for bloc membership, following the template allegedly applied to Senator Chiz…
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