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Charter change (Cha-cha) has never been popular. All our Presidents who succeeded Cory Aquino, except Benigno Aquino III, attempted it. So far, no one has succeeded in overcoming the four “Ws” of Cha-cha, namely: What? Why? When? and Who? During the terms of Fidel V. Ramos and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, major attempts to institute the parliamentary […]
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Despite the baseless legal suits, shameless political shenanigans, chaotic mobs, and incited rioters of Donald Trump and his allies, the United States (US) Congress certified Joe Biden as the new US President. Affirming the 306-232 count of the US Electoral College, the congressional action came as a fitting conclusion to the dismissal by federal and […]
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Despite the baseless legal suits, shameless political shenanigans, chaotic mobs, and incited rioters of Donald Trump and his allies, the United States (US) Congress certified Joe Biden as the new US President. Affirming the 306-232 count of the US Electoral College, the congressional action came as a fitting conclusion to the dismissal by federal and […]
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Despite the baseless legal suits, shameless political shenanigans, chaotic mobs, and incited rioters of Donald Trump and his allies, the United States (US) Congress certified Joe Biden as the new US President. Affirming the 306-232 count of the US Electoral College, the congressional action came as a fitting conclusion to the dismissal by federal and […]
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After the Supreme Court unanimously rejected his and Solicitor General Jose C. Calida’s requests for the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) of Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, Larry Gadon — as counsel for Edwin Cordevilla and with the endorsement of Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba — filed an impeachment complaint in the House of […]
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FLASH. Retired Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio will be conferred an honorary degree by the University of the Philippines (UP) on Dec. 10. May I share my text to him: “I should say ‘Congratulations’ for UP’s conferment on you of Doctor of Laws. But I should really felicitate UP for finally and at last recognizing […]
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In an “ADVISORY,” the Supreme Court set the Oral Arguments on the petitions assailing the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) on Jan. 19, 2021 at two in the afternoon. A manual count shows that 37 petitions were listed in the advisory by their case numbers (that begin with “G.R. No.”) making the ATA the most assailed law […]
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After learning of the outright denial of the motions to inhibit Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen (taken up in this space last Sunday), many asked, “To complete the story, what is the status of the election protest filed on June 29, 2016 by former senator Bongbong Marcos against VP Leni Robredo in the Presidential Electoral Tribunal […]
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