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The game plan of the Senate

June 17, 2025, 12:05 AM

“It is apparent to me, the ones that will sit down as judges will be composed mostly of anti-administration senators” As THE Senate is delaying...

Impeach rap vs. VP returned to House

June 11, 2025, 12:55 AM

Senate says trial to start in 20th Congress The Senate sitting as an impeachment court remanded the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte to...

Bam Aquino vows to uphold ‘rule of law’ on VP Sara trial

June 10, 2025, 1:57 PM

Senator-elect Paolo Benigno ‘Bam’ Aquino IV on Tuesday pledged to uphold the rule of law and remain impartial once he formally assumes the responsibility...

NUP expels Frasco over ‘one-man decision’

June 8, 2025, 12:50 AM

The National Unity Party has expelled Deputy Speaker and Cebu Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco for going against the political party’s official position to support...

San Beda law dean, 2 ex-SC justices back start of impeachment trial

June 7, 2025, 12:55 AM

Several legal and academic luminaries expressed agreement yesterday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial should not be delayed any further, stating that the...

Comelec proclaims Bagong Henerasyon party-list

June 6, 2025, 10:40 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, on Friday proclaimed Bagong Henerasyon as one of the winning party-list groups...

CHR renews push for anti-discrimination bill this Pride Month

June 6, 2025, 1:17 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) extended its message of solidarity to the LGBTQI-plus community as they celebrate ‘Pride Month’ this June with a...

20th Congress can handle VP Sara impeachment—Lacson

June 6, 2025, 10:17 AM

Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson said the best course of action regarding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is to allow it to carry...

Diokno: VP Sara’s impeachment may carry over to 20th Congress

June 6, 2025, 7:28 AM

Lawyer and incoming Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said Friday the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may carry over to the 20th...

New Reps

June 4, 2025, 11:07 PM

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez administers the oath of office to newly-elected lawmakers who will take their seat at the House of Representatives in...

‘Supermajority’ assures Romualdez’ speakership

May 26, 2025, 12:45 AM

Liberal Party (LP) lawmakers have officially joined the expanding supermajority coalition in the House of Representatives, which supports Speaker Martin Romualdez’s continued leadership in...

Tug-of-war over Senate presidency already afoot

May 24, 2025, 12:45 AM

Senators appear to have drawn the battle lines with their eyes dead set on the upper chamber’s top spot, even while the opening of...

Ping urges PBBM to block irregular budget ‘insertions’

May 22, 2025, 1:20 PM

Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson said on Thursday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should not only consider asking for Cabinet resignations to recalibrate his administration, but...

Solon to VP: Instead of looking for ‘bloodbath,’ why not tell the truth?

May 19, 2025, 3:24 PM

House Deputy Majority Leader Lorenz Defensor has rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s description of the impending impeachment trial as a “bloodbath,” saying the proceeding...

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