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Nuisance candidacy must be considered a crime – Comelec

The Commission on Elections called on the lawmakers to criminalize nuisance candidacies as the poll body disposes 6 million wasted ballots following a Supreme...

Farewell

Members of the press covering the Senate give Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon with a framed portrait adorned with their own handwritten messages on...

18th Congress adjourns sine die, leaving lots of bills behind

The House of Representatives on Wednesday adjourned sine die formally ending the third and final session of the 18th Congress, leaving behind a good...

House okays bills ahead of June 6 close

The House of Representatives on Monday approved several measures as the 18th Congress is set to adjourn sine die on June 6. Among the measures...

Disaster dept. bill might not be OKd

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said a bill creating a Department of Disaster Resilience might not be passed during the 18th Congress. Sotto on Tuesday...

Denying Villafuerte justice

"Laws governing election protests should be revisited and amended." The 18th Congress is about to end its tour of duty in less than six months...

Welcome to the opposition, enablers

"Without criticism or rebuke, Rodrigo Duterte felt enabled."   An extensive change has taken place in the landscape of the Senate of the Philippines during the...

10 senators had perfect attendance from July 2020 to June 2021

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Coalition calls for passage of bill to extend BARMM

As the Third Regular Session of the 18th Congress officially started last Monday, a group urged lawmakers to pass the bill extending the Bangsamoro...

Teamwork makes House productive–Romualdez

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Senate enacts just 14 of 1.9k bills since 2019

The Senate has enacted into law only 14 out of the 1,957 bills filed since the 18th Congress opened in July 2019. Based on the...

Our House

"The current leadership has been productive and effective."     Don't look now, but it is clear that the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress under...

Colorful scenarios

(From top) Majority Leader Martin Romualdez addresses his colleagues as the House of Representatives formally opens the Second Regular Session of the 18th Congress....

Sotto lays out plan as Senate opens 2nd regular session

With 17 senators physically present inside the Session Hall and six senators attending through digital platforms, Senate President Vicente Sotto III led the opening...
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