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The nation needs a Senate focused on legislation, not self-preservation.
Darren M. de Jesus · · 2 min read
Whether the Court chooses to intervene or to exercise judicial restraint, one hopes that its action strengthens both democratic institutions and the rule of…
Dean Nilo Divina · · 4 min read
How do we explain to other nationalities why our political system is this way, let alone to ourselves, who have long allowed it to happen?
DT · · 3 min read
The SALN suffers from structural defects that render it useless as an accountability tool.
DT · · 3 min read
With the issue on the legality of the recent Senate coup continuing to loom over the country, some lawyers under the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)…
Jerod Orcullo · · 4 min read
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is backing a package of legislative reforms to help Filipino creators, innovators, and businesses…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Democracies do not erode only when courts are abolished or Congress is shut down. They also erode when institutions remain intact but are used so selectively…
Dennis Coronacion · · 3 min read
In his usual quacking ‘can’t accept defeat’ way, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was still at it. The Senate’s near paralysis, which cost him all moral authority to…
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read
If anything good came out of this exhausting episode of ‘Senateflix,’ it was that Filipino sports fans have finally seen Alan Peter Cayetano’s true colors.
DT · · 3 min read
If the dispute reaches the Supreme Court, the living Constitution argument would likely apply.
DT · · 2 min read
Mika Salamanca got candid about dealing with online hate in the latest episode of the digital podcast Hot Takes, where she appeared as guest and shared her…
Pauline Songco · · 1 min read
There had been cover-ups within the majority.
Raffy Ayeng · · 4 min read
Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon on Saturday said the House prosecution panel will recognize and engage only with Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 1 min read
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano no longer commands the Senate majority or its leadership following the emergence of a new 12-member bloc, national coalition Team…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 2 min read
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday appealed to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to "compose himself" as the leadership dispute in the Senate continues to…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 1 min read
The coercive power of the State is on full display, as though we’re right smack in the middle of an undeclared martial law.
John Henry Dodson · · 3 min read
The Constitution vests legislative authority in the Senate as an institution, not in any single officer. A Senate President presides over the chamber, but does…
Margarita Gutierrez · · 2 min read
What the public saw instead was a cascade of maneuvers that, in essence, was meant to poison the well.
DT · · 2 min read
