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House impeaches VP Sara Duterte

Thursday, 06 February 2025 01:15 Written by
LAWMAKERS on Wednesday voted to send articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate for trial, a day before the current congressional session was set to end.ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT House Secretary General Reginald Velasco hands to Senate…

SC begins oral arguments on PhilHealth fund transfer

Thursday, 06 February 2025 00:02 Written by
The Supreme Court has started its oral arguments on the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury to be used for other government projects.In Saleema Refran’s Tuesday report on “24 Oras,” the petitioners presented why the transfer of unused…

Padilla mulls new Cha-cha bid with political, economic amendments

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 08:48 Written by
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla is considering another Charter change (Cha-cha) bid, but this time with proposed amendments to the Constitution’s political and economic provisions.Padilla, chairperson of the Senate’s panel on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, earlier filed…

Bill on people’s initiative, penalties for signature buying, selling filed

Wednesday, 03 April 2024 08:59 Written by
MANILA, Philippines— Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has filed a bill providing for a system of people’s initiative and referendum that will cover the system for constitutional amendments.Filed late last week, Pimentel’s Senate Bill No. 2595 also seeks to penalize…

House bill seeks enabling law for people's initiative

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 22:20 Written by
Albay 1st district Representative Edcel Lagman has filed a measure aiming to be the enabling law for a people's initiative to effect changes in the 1987 Constitution.  In House Bill 9868, which shall be known as the “Enabling Law on People’s…

Senate probe bares alleged ‘ayuda’ for people’s initiative signature

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 21:10 Written by
MANILA, Philippines — Ayuda for your signature.Residents testified at a Senate hearing in Davao City yesterday that they were made to sign people’s initiative (PI) signature sheets with the promise that they would be given ayuda or financial assistance, food…

Pimentel says ‘just a minority’ amenable to Cha-cha

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 09:59 Written by
MANILA – The move to amend the economic side of the constitution is garnering more support than changes on political provisions.Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III admitted, too, that "just a minority" of senators are supporting Charter change (Cha-cha)."Just to be realistic…

Pimentel says ‘just a minority’ amenable to Cha-cha

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 08:59 Written by
MANILA – The move to amend the economic side of the constitution is garnering more support than changes on political provisions.Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III admitted, too, that "just a minority" of senators are supporting Charter change (Cha-cha)."Just to be realistic…
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