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THE LEGAL FRONT The election period has hardly started but its intensity at the national level is already palpable. One indicator is the developing tension between the Executive and the Legislature due to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation of the purchase of pandemic-related medical e

Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid What indeed is terrifying to septuagenarians and octogenarians like me, is that we are losing some of our colleagues, not to old age but to the dreaded COVID-19. When we open our Facebook pages, it seems like notes of condolences and prayers are beginning to catch up with congratulatory messages on birthday and wedding anniversaries. The same with wakes on Zoom. Kailan pa ba ito matatapos?  Helpless and hopeless, we read reports about the surge, and tents being inst...

Press Release 4 senators move to allow De Lima to attend sessions, conduct hearings AS she marks her fourth year in detention today, four of Senator Leila de Limas colleagues have crossed party lines and moved to allow her to participate in plenary sessions and conduct committee hearings through teleconferencing or other forms of electronic communications. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Minority Senators -- Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, and Risa Honti...

Press Release TRANSCRIPT OF SEN. GRACE POEs SPEECH Mr. President, as chairperson of the Senate contingent to the bicameral conference committee on the proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, I now have the privilege to report to the body the approved version of the bill. There were many conflicting provisions between the Senate Bill No. 1945 and House Bill No. 7904, but through the hardwork and perseverance of our colleagues, Senators Recto and Drilon, as Senate conferees, and tha...