Empty chamber, telling signal
The international perception of Philippine legislators has, for years, oscillated between bemused skepticism and quiet concern.
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The international perception of Philippine legislators has, for years, oscillated between bemused skepticism and quiet concern.
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Senate President Alan Cayetano and his allies in the majority bloc staged another boycott on Tuesday, leaving not only their colleagues in the minority, but…
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has revoked its invitation to the so-called 18 Marines to testify in the flood control probe on Thursday, the first panel…
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‘Events of the past few days may have blurred this distinction, but what happened with one of our colleagues today brings it sharply back into focus.’
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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday led the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada at the Senate after the Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division ordered the…
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Senate President Alan Cayetano and Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla locked horns over the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada inside the…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday petitioned the Sandiganbayan to quash, or remand to the Office of the Ombudsman, the plunder and graft charges filed against…
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Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday rejected claims that the Senate minority bloc was trying to block proposed amendments to chamber rules, saying the group's…
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A Senate sub-panel is set to be formed to resume the stalled high-stakes probe into the alleged corruption scheme involving the flood control projects, Senate…
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Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate’s rules on teleconferencing can only be invoked under strict conditions and should not be loosely applied to situations…
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Joint operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and local police early Wednesday raided a…
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JV’s abstention probably haunted Alan Peter more than the opposition votes. Opposition senators are easy. Abstainers? JV is terrifying because he still belongs…
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This is Alan Peter Cayetano we are talking about, a man who has built much of his public life on the capacity to say outrageous things with a straight face,…
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A solon called out Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano over his recent statement that the drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte was a “pro-life…
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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday acknowledged the growing public distrust toward the Senate, saying lawmakers must work together to restore the institution’s…
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Senator Bong Go on Saturday recognized the contributions of volunteer responders during the 37th National Convention of the Regional Emergency Assistance…
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Senator Robin Padilla and other individuals who allegedly helped Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa escape from the Senate despite an arrest warrant from the…
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A Cubao bishop questioned what he described as society’s selective empathy following the recent Senate shooting that rattled lawmakers and prompted Sen. Pia…
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