A dysfunctional Senate (1)
What was constitutionally designed as the chamber of discourse integral to the system of checks and balances has instead morphed into a raucous battle royale…
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What was constitutionally designed as the chamber of discourse integral to the system of checks and balances has instead morphed into a raucous battle royale…
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The battle for control of the Senate is far from over as a tug-of-war erupted yesterday, with the bloc of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano bringing the Senate…
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The President only wants order in the Senate in calling for a special session; however, it’s up to the Senate lawmakers if they will end their…
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Naisumite na ng House Prosecution Panel sa Senado ang 57-pahinang pre-trial brief kasama ang mga dokumentaryong ebidensiyang kanilang ihaharap sa nakatakdang…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the House of Representatives and the Senate to submit supporting documents explaining hundreds of billions of pesos in…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippine government is willing to enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Germany as the two nations deepen…
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Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon and Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez inspected the now-viral section of Arzadon Road in Barangay Mayombo, where ongoing…
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Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. reiterated that Metro Manila remains vulnerable to a magnitude 7.2 earthquake generated by…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief P/Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Tuesday welcomed the voluntary turnover of 20 firearms linked to Senator Ronald…
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Aside from Senator Joel Villanueva, one male and one female senator are likely to bolt from the Cayetano-led faction, although they remain hesitant to make a…
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‘So if before we were trying to limit corroborative witnesses and select only the most important ones, we wanted to make sure that all testimonies will be…
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The Senate faction aligned with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is reportedly pushing through with its flood control investigation on Tuesday — in a hearing to be…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called for a special session of Congress to fast-track priority measures of his administration, a move that could break the…
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos took pride in meeting with the diplomatic corps at the Vin d’Honneur which capped the government’s celebration of the…
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Article VI, Section 16(1) requires a majority of all the members. In a 24-member Senate, that means 13. And that is why the talk of a 13th senator joining the…
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Could fresh linguistic constructs outmaneuver the true intent and purpose of what ‘the majority of all its members’ means in the constitutional text?
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What happens if the Senate suddenly finds itself short of the very senators needed to either conduct the trial or to convict?
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is maintaining heightened security measures and police visibility nationwide as private schools in urban areas resume…
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