
Senate approves voucher bill to ease school congestion
The Senate has approved on third reading a bill institutionalizing a private school voucher program, with proponents positioning it as a targeted response to…
Anita Villanueva · · 2 min read
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The Senate has approved on third reading a bill institutionalizing a private school voucher program, with proponents positioning it as a targeted response to…
Anita Villanueva · · 2 min read

... But Proposals regarding VAT on electricity are under the DOE; what the agency could do, instead, is provide technical input on the potential impact of such…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

‘Taiwanese people are people of the world; Taiwanese people have the right to engage with the world.’
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read

BAGUIO CITY — A Kalinga traditional tattoo artist has condemned a viral social media post showing a European woman tattooing famed centenarian Apo Whang-od,…
Aldwin Quitasol · · 2 min read

A transport advocacy group filed a graft complaint Monday at the Office of the Ombudsman against current and former transportation officials, alleging they…
Jerod Orcullo · · 1 min read

The lawyers of Atty. Manases Carpio said the House Committee on Justice was practicing “selective justice” in its disclosure of records from the Anti-Money…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read

The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges is considering new guidelines on lawmakers’ absenteeism, including a “no work, no pay” policy, following a…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read

If burden-sharing is the principle, then reciprocity, not only in defense, but in economic survivability, should follow.
Jess Varela · · 3 min read

Despite all the smoke, mirrors, and performative outrage, there has been no real answer to that very basic question.
Barry Gutierrez · · 3 min read

A flustered Vida, with egg on his face, faced a smirking press in Manila (via teleconferencing from Prague) and made up some cock-and-bull story as to why Co…
DT · · 2 min read

Six years of near-zero cash declarations, contradicted by actual banking flows, is hard to attribute to oversight. It looks like concealment.
DT · · 2 min read

Senator Erwin Tulfo on Monday dismissed speculation about a possible leadership coup in the Senate, saying lawmakers should focus instead on pressing national…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

Impeachment is a class of its own, whose purpose is just to remove and not necessarily to punish.
Atty. Edward P. Chico · · 2 min read

If patients are still being referred out, they don’t feel Level 2. They feel Level ‘go somewhere else.’
DT · · 3 min read

Recto’s departure would affirm that accountability matters, even when courts stop short of criminal findings.
DT · · 2 min read

Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice of Caloocan said Sunday that he does not expect Congress to pass a “true” anti-political dynasty law, claiming President…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read

Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Sunday that the Senate has no legal basis to delay an impeachment trial against Vice President Sara…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read

After what amounted to a humiliating snub by his colleagues, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday warned that attempts to suppress…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read
