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Fears of losing freedoms escalate as Congress rushes to pass anti-terror bill
The bill would empower a council of top cabinet officials to do functions usually reserved for the courts, like ordering the warrantless arrest and detention of people and groups perceived to be terrorists
‘Dissent is duty, not crime’: Filipinos slam anti-terrorism bill
#JunkTerrorBill tops Twitter trends as Filipinos online criticize the dangerous provisions of the anti-terror bill
LIVE: Senate committee of the whole inquiry on COVID-19 measures
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LIVE: Senate hearing on non-expiration of franchises
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LIVE: Senate hearing on managing health emergencies
Watch the hearing live on Rappler, Tuesday, May 26, at 10 am
WATCH: Senate hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal
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LIVE: Senate hearing on resumption of public transport
Watch the hearing live on Rappler at 10:30 am on Monday, May 11
[OPINION] Heherson Alvarez writes 30
'Senator Alvarez seemed to have been born to controversy. And he loved it. He embraced it.'
Congress reins in Duterte's special budget powers
Cures and fixes notwithstanding, the new law may still be unnecessary because it is superfluous
‘Hospitalized’ NGCP chief skips Senate hearing on China role in power grid
'We do acknolwedge his medical condition, assuming that it's true and confirmed,' says Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as he suspends the 21-minute hearing
PH senators to skip global lawmakers assembly over coronavirus threat
Philippine Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon says the Inter-Parliamentary Union executive committee is 'reviewing the situation and may decide not to convene the assembly due to the Covid-19 outbreak'
[EDITORIAL] The real terror in our midst
While the terrorism threat is real, laws that empower dishonest, unprofessional policemen and give these petty gunslingers super powers are the bigger threats
LIVE: Senate hearing on Senate concurrence in ending treaties
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Bill lowering corporate tax moves to Senate plenary
The Department of Finance hopes Citira will hurdle the Senate before Congress goes on break by March 14
LIVE: Senate hearing on PH-U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement
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Villar on higher galunggong prices: 'Why eat it if too expensive?'
'Bakit ba patay na patay tayo? Mahal na ang galunggong. [Eh di] 'wag kumain ng galunggong,' says Senator Cynthia Villar, as the price of the fish shoots up
VP as drug czar? Pimentel says job for Duterte's alter ego only
Former top cops-turned-lawmakers Senators Panfilo Lacson and Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa believe that only the President has 'sufficient authority' over law enforcement officials
Now moot, SC junks Calida's petition to stop Senate probe into firm contracts
The High Court does not set concrete guidelines for Senate investigations. If a new senator decides to launch a new probe, this decision cannot stop the probe.
LIVE: Senate hearing on the proposed immunization program policy
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LIVE: Senate hearing on looming increase in ATM fees
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WATCH: Senate hearing on provincial bus ban
The harrowing gridlock along EDSA due to the dry run of the ban left thousands stranded
WATCH: Senate hearing on Philhealth, DOH corruption allegations
Philhealth allegedly continues paying WellMed Dialysis Center even after its accreditation was suspended because of its involvement in a scam
Gatchalian says ROTC bill to cost gov't P38 billion a year if passed
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says the proposed Reserve Officers' Training Corps bill would cost the government nearly as much as the free tuition law
Bato dela Rosa flares up at activist during ROTC hearing
The senator flies into a rage when a youth activist contrasted the possible release of rape-murder convict Antonio Sanchez, with killings in the war on drugs
LIVE: Senate hearing on mandatory ROTC
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to ensure the passage of a bill that would make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for senior high school students
House, Senate eye 'zero veto' in 18th Congress
'Hopefully, we can avoid any possibility of a presidential veto by working closely with Cabinet members and Senate officials,' says House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez
Lacson to 'test' Duterte's crackdown on corruption
Senator Panfilo Lacson says official action on his exposés on anomalies in government would show whether the President's anti-corruption vow is just 'lip service or a serious call to arms'
Pia Cayetano defends political clan: 'We're elected'
Senator Pia Cayetano, who has 4 relatives in elected positions, says she keeps an 'open mind' regarding anti-dynasty bills
De Lima: Rising deaths of children in drug war makes U.N. probe 'more urgent'
'Dapat nang magising sa katotohanan ang gobyernong ito na walang patutunguhan ang madugong giyera kontra droga,' says Senator Leila de Lima
Drilon seeks ban on garbage importation
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon says the passage of his proposed bill will 'send a clear message to other countries that the Philippines is not a landfill'
Sotto doubts senators will support death penalty for plunder
Senate President Vicente Sotto III says the bill seeking to reimpose the death penalty for drug trafficking stands a better chance in the Senate
Davao boys to push for death penalty in Senate
'Marami tayong kakampi diyan. Ngayon, tulungan na kami,' says incoming Senator Ronald dela Rosa on the prospects of passing a law reimposing death penalty
Angara sponsors bill seeking to increase tobacco taxes
The Senate ways and means committee report proposes a starting tax rate of P45 per cigarette pack in 2020, followed by a series of annual P5 increases until the rate reaches P60 in 2023
WATCH: New senators flash Duterte fist pump – except for 2
Reelected senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay refuse to join their fellow winners in making the trademark salute to President Rodrigo Duterte
12 new senators proclaimed, boosting Duterte's power
The new senators include Duterte aide Bong Go and Marcos daughter Imee Marcos, wiping out opposition bets and tightening the President's grip on Congress
Labor group to voters: Guarantee independent Senate
'We, in all earnestness and hope, invite you to elect candidates who shall stand with you, protect you, treat you with dignity and respect, and truly liberate you,' says labor group Sentro
[OPINION] Whom exactly are the youth voting for?
The idealism accorded to young people might all be wishful thinking
Gov’t income and jobs for Filipinos ‘lost’ to Chinese workers – Villanueva
Senator Joel Villanueva reprimands Pagcor: ‘Wala kayong masyadong ginagawa to regulate and vet these foreign nationals working here’
Beyond legislation: Powers, roles of Philippine lawmakers
Congress plays a vital role in exacting accountability from other branches in government
Rights groups protest outside Senate vs lowering age of criminal liability
Child rights' groups including the Council for the Welfare of Children and Salinlahi Alliance for Children's Concerns appeal to senators to focus on the proper implementation of the law instead
LIVE: Senate hearing on the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange
Watch the hearing live on Tuesday, December 4, at 12 nn
De Lima seeks probe into rise of casinos in PH
Senator Leila de Lima says the rise of the gaming industry may make the country 'susceptible to money laundering, fraud, and other illegal activities'
Lapeña no-show in Senate P11-B shabu probe
(UPDATED) Senator Richard Gordon says ex-Customs chief Isidro Lapeña cited his turn over to his successor as reason for his absence but the ceremony is scheduled a day after the Senate hearing
LIVE: Senate hearing on P11B worth shabu slipping past Customs
The blue ribbon committee looks into the biggest shabu smuggling controversy to hit the Duterte administration. Watch the hearing live on Tuesday, October 30
Poe to 3rd telco bidders: Don't delay selection process
Senator Grace Poe says companies vying to become the 3rd telecommunications player can complain before the courts, but must not be a cause of delay for the selection process
WATCH: Senate hearing on 3rd telco selection
Watch the hearing live on Rappler on Monday, October 22
