Romualdez: Let solons in graft list face accusers
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) had a duty to ...
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Legislators pushing back on foreign policy power
"A nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its standing in the international community are denigrated when the Chief Executive, acting ...
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A fruitful 17th Congress
The 17th Congress is at its tail end. As the curtain closes for #TheWorkingHouse, this ushers in another batch of ...
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Duterte sees trouble in Moro draft delay
DAVAO CITY—President Rodrigo Duterte warns legislators a delay in the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law may spell out trouble. ...
Read morePalace tells House allies to be modest like Duterte
THE Palace on Tuesday told administration allies in Congress to refrain from seeking special treatment and to remain “modest,” like ...
Read moreHouse postpones release of legislators’ SALN
THE House of Representatives has decided to postpone the supposed release this month of lawmakers’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and ...
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Mindanao has had its influential legislators
Two of the salient facts of political life in a democratic society are that some individuals elected by the people ...
Read moreSolons press for ‘powers’ oversight
LEGISLATORS are duty-bound to review and monitor the implementation of the emergency powers that Congress is poised to grant President ...
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