Tale of two Senates
The nation needs a Senate focused on legislation, not self-preservation.
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The nation needs a Senate focused on legislation, not self-preservation.
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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)…
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BAGUIO CITY — Of the eight major infrastructure projects proposed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program of the Baguio City government, only one is…
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Are we born merely to survive? Are we meant to live our entire lives in a state of perpetual panic, just one medical emergency away from total ruin?
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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…
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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…
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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 local government of Makati City has paid more than P741.4 million to the Makati Life Medical Center for subsidized patient care since the current…
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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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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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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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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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While some suspected cases have been confirmed, many more ‘have been cleared out’ from the data.
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