
Senate’s Catch-22
If the dispute reaches the Supreme Court, the living Constitution argument would likely apply.
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If the dispute reaches the Supreme Court, the living Constitution argument would likely apply.
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The enrollment drive comes as the Philippines continues to grapple with a deep learning crisis.
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The Philippines has lost its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). On 3 June (4 June in Manila), in four rounds of secret…
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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…
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Notes the World Bank: workers without secondary education are unable to find formal jobs; this reality persists because corruption diverts investment away from…
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Malacañang on Friday said it was not surprised by reports of a supposed plan to storm Malacañang on Independence Day, 12 June, saying threats to destabilize…
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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…
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Signed during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan, the expanded Memorandum of Cooperation broadens a 2023 agreement between the Department of…
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The Department of Education has issued a new set of emergency learning guidelines that reframe how schools across the country are expected to respond to…
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He said protecting agricultural production is essential not only for farmers but also for consumers.
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The Senate should be a forum for reasoned debate, not a stage for play acting or a circus performance under a P. T. Barnum tent.
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I must confess that at this stage, I am confused and hoping that the Supreme Court will rule on this stalemate.
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The public is asked to believe that the Senate erupted in a leadership crisis this week for institutional reasons.
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Malacañang on Thursday suggested that the country's ongoing political tensions, particularly the leadership dispute in the Senate, may have contributed to the…
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Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Dana Kursh on Wednesday confirmed Israel’s support for the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday defended his decision to leave the Senate majority bloc, saying the worsening standoff in the chamber had become…
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The Social Security System (SSS) Boac Branch conducted its Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Campaign on 28 May, in Mogpog.
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