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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
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
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
The ongoing turmoil in the Senate threatens institutional credibility and the overall stability of the Philippine economy, adding to an already risk-heavy…
Toby Magsaysay · · 1 min read
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is treating with caution reports that Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa may have fled Metro Manila aboard a yacht,…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
A senior high school teacher has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to uphold the legitimacy of the takeover of the Senate leadership by the bloc led by Sen. Win…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 2 min read
The Senate’s rival flood control investigations hurtled toward a showdown on Monday, 8 June, as the so-called 18 ex-Marines withheld a commitment to appear…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read
What the mountain taught me — what it teaches every time, to anyone willing to ascend — is that clarity is not a luxury.
Jeannie Javelosa · · 4 min read
Despite her reputation for delivering gossip, Inday Badiday maintained a sense of dignity and professionalism until the end.
Butch Francisco · · 5 min read
