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Duterte to flaunt achievements, discuss PH path in 4th SONA

All eyes and ears will once again be on President Rodrigo Duterte as he "updates" the Filipinos about the country's situation in his fourth...

Shrewd (2)

"Cayetano is Speaker because lawmakers do not want to offend the President who had to force feed him to them."   While he has yet to...

First leadership test

Over the last few weeks, aspirants to the speakership have jostled and lobbied for the top post in the House of Representatives. If we...

A great Speaker

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Let qualifications be the yardstick

There is something unseemly in the way the campaign for the speakership of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress is devolving. One incoming...

Assert our sovereign rights

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Thanksgiving night

Hugpong ng Pagbabago Chairperson and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (center) shares memory with House Speaker candidate and Leyte Rep.-elect Martin Romualdez (right) and...

Party-lists defer vote on Speaker bet

The 54-member Party-list Coalition on Sunday said they have to wait for President Rodrigo Duterte to announce his bet for the House Speaker before...

‘House no place for OJT Speaker’

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Rody’s Speaker bet known today

President Rodrigo Duterte will break his silence on his choice for House Speaker from among the three PDP-Laban aspirants on Saturday before Senator Manny Pacquiao...

Is he up for the job?

"The job of House Speaker is a rigorous one."     A newcomer with connections or a veteran with enough expertise. On the race to Speakership, it is...

‘Romualdez can boost Duterte’s economic plans’

A pro-administration lawmaker on Tuesday welcomed the entry of Leyte Representative-elect Martin Romualdez in the Speakership race for the 18th Congress, saying the House...

Power of the purse

"Whoever wields the baton in the institution that controls where peoples’ taxes go should be imbued with excellent leadership qualities."   Who decides where the people's...

Sara bares ‘threats’ made by Cayetano, Alvarez

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has revealed that Taguig Rep.-elect Alan Peter Cayetano issued a “veiled threat” that he would “break up the group”...
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