Upper chamber’s Invisible Hand (2)
At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
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At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
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Not because speaking out is our fundamental right, but because a credentialed lawyer, even a preening senator, can be an ignorant bacterium that’s unlike the…
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The Senate is ‘perniciously polarized,’ according to a political analyst, and the divide is structural, running through the chamber’s very capacity to function…
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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 14-year-old boy and a 53-year-old woman were seriously injured.
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The Justice Reform Initiative (JRI) has urged the Senate to suspend any move allowing virtual or remote participation in Senate proceedings, warning that the…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell sharply for a second straight session on Friday, closing at 5,768.76, its lowest level of the year so far, down…
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The Marcos administration has breached the separation of powers by meddling in the Senate’s business over the dispute over remote sessions and online voting,…
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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed dismay over recent developments in the Senate, which he believes has lowered the reputation of the chamber.
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What changed, honorable senators? It was neither the technology nor the Constitution.
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The Senate will rise above itself only when the senators face electoral consequences for this kind of institutional degradation.
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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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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed concern over the controversies hounding the Senate, saying the institution's reputation has…
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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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“Good morning, Ed. I read your version of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Well written and deeply painful because it forces us to confront the terrible…
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Bringing the matter to the SC was suggested by former Senate president Franklin Drilon who accused the majority bloc of abusing its power.
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Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, Cabinet secretaries act as the President and are subordinate to him, not independent from him.
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The Senate was created for debate, accountability, and physical presence — not for lawmakers to hide behind screens while rewriting the rules to protect allies.
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