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The Senate is going after one of Philippine politics' worst-kept secrets: political families using the party-list system as a backdoor into Congress. Senate President Tito Sotto, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, and Senator Risa Hontiveros are all pushing separate bills to reform the system and return it to its original purpose
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Despite bombs falling across the Middle East, Filipino overseas voters in the region can still register for the 2028 elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) confirmed on Monday that all Philippine embassies and consulates in the Middle East remain open for consular services, including overseas voter registration. 'Philippine foreign
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Here we go again. The House Committee on Justice officially kicked off impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, March 2 — marking the second time Congress has attempted to remove her from office. But unlike the 2024-2025 saga, this round is taking the longer constitutional route. None of
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The impeachment proceedings against VP Sara Duterte aren't going unchallenged. During Monday's House Justice Committee hearing, Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor and other Duterte allies raised pointed questions about the timing and acceptance of the complaints — with Manila Rep. Joel Chua calling it a matter of '
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The first day of Vice President Sara Duterte's second impeachment round ended Monday with only two of four complaints surviving the initial test. The House Justice Committee found the third and fourth complaints sufficient in form — meaning they were properly signed, verified, and endorsed by a lawmaker. The
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A sobering editorial from The Manila Times lays bare the scale of the Philippines' OFW crisis in the Middle East: nearly 3 million Filipinos work and live across the region, and a full-scale war could trigger the largest repatriation operation in the country's history. 'Ensuring the
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The House Committee on Justice found Monday that two of the four impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte are sufficient in form — clearing the first procedural hurdle in what promises to be a dramatic political showdown. The committee, chaired by Batangas Rep. Gerville 'Jinky Bitrics' Luistro, began
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President Marcos assured the nation on Sunday that Filipinos across the Middle East have been moved to safe locations, with many sheltering in bomb shelters, as the exchange of airstrikes between the US, Israel, and Iran intensifies. In a video message, Marcos said all Philippine embassies and labor attachés have
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In a strategic move ahead of Monday's House Committee on Justice deliberations, civil society group Tindig Pilipinas announced it will withdraw the second impeachment complaint it filed against Vice President Sara Duterte. But don't read it as backing down — they're consolidating forces behind the
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Women Workers United (WWU) is calling on Filipinas to take to the streets on March 8 — International Women's Day — for a massive protest in Manila demanding government accountability over corruption. The group argues that stolen public funds are not just a governance issue but an act of '
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Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte unleashed a fiery broadside against the International Criminal Court on Sunday, calling it a 'lapdog of the powerful' that practices 'selective prosecution and weaponized law.' The congressman — son of detained former President Rodrigo Duterte — questioned why the ICC is silent about
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Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for the Senate's concurrence on a treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom that would allow sentenced Filipinos in British prisons to serve the rest of their time back home. He sponsored Senate Resolution No. 315 just five days after it was